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RUNNING TO TAHITI
Your Journey Begins With Exford, your journey starts here. Please be sure to explore all our offers and choose the destination just right for your next vacation. Explore Our Offers Explore the World Amazing tours and fun adventures are waiting for you. Treat yourself and see our offers. Explore Our Offers Discover Unlimited Beauty Meet SOMETHING I FOUND IN QUARANTINE I miss my grandfather. He was a handsome Austrian fellow with piercing blue eyes and a mischievous grin. He died when I was 17 years old and I miss him. Here are some of the things that made him cool. He was a veteran of World War 2. He fought in the Pacific and lookedRUNNINGTOTAHITI
If there’s a difference between God and man, it must have something to do with patience. God would not get angry at his 18-month-old childfor waking up
WEDDING PLANNING
Brad and I just got back from a glorious week-long mountain adventure in Colorado. Activities included whitewater rafting, exploring a ghost town, hiking to the top of a mountain to discover a heavenly meadow of wildflowers and a trout-filled lake, touring our wedding venue, and taking on some serious trail runs at 9,000 feet.To sum up, I need a vacation from my vacation. PROCRASTINATION, AND THE SUBVERSIVE FEMINISM OF THE LITTLE Writing a second book made me a better writer. The upside to that is I think I'm a better writer. The downside is that I don't think my first book is well-written anymore. I'm too attached to it to can it, so now I have to go back and fix my first book using theLACTIC ACIDOSIS
So here’s his story. The breakdown of Lactic Acid to LACTATE yields a build up of HYDROGEN IONS in the body. In the aerobic process these HYDROGEN IONS get balanced out and the body maintains a neutral pH; but some things get a little hanky in the anaerobic process. LACTATE, as useful as he may be to our ability to sprint and push ourselves, is left wanting when it comes to fighting HYDROGEN FITNESS | RUNNING TO TAHITI Registration for the 2014 Tinker Bell Half Marathon is now open! In true runDisney fashion, after just one day the race is already 87% full (at the time of this posting Wednesday morning).TEAM #RUNDISNEY
I run the Walt Disney World Marathon in five short days. Many things seem to be conspiring against me, as they often do. I’m feeling very stream-of-consciousness like about the whole thing so excuse me while I regurgitate some thoughts bopping around in my head. SUPERGIRLS EAT GUMMY BEARS I keep delaying the epic post regarding our massive success at the Disneyland Half Marathon until Brad has time to edit the footage he took during the race. Until then I will systematically work through all of the little details that made the day soPOOH QUOTES
I run the Walt Disney World Marathon in five short days. Many things seem to be conspiring against me, as they often do. I’m feeling very stream-of-consciousness like about the whole thing so excuse me while I regurgitate some thoughts bopping around in my head.RUNNING TO TAHITI
Your Journey Begins With Exford, your journey starts here. Please be sure to explore all our offers and choose the destination just right for your next vacation. Explore Our Offers Explore the World Amazing tours and fun adventures are waiting for you. Treat yourself and see our offers. Explore Our Offers Discover Unlimited Beauty Meet SOMETHING I FOUND IN QUARANTINE I miss my grandfather. He was a handsome Austrian fellow with piercing blue eyes and a mischievous grin. He died when I was 17 years old and I miss him. Here are some of the things that made him cool. He was a veteran of World War 2. He fought in the Pacific and lookedRUNNINGTOTAHITI
If there’s a difference between God and man, it must have something to do with patience. God would not get angry at his 18-month-old childfor waking up
WEDDING PLANNING
Brad and I just got back from a glorious week-long mountain adventure in Colorado. Activities included whitewater rafting, exploring a ghost town, hiking to the top of a mountain to discover a heavenly meadow of wildflowers and a trout-filled lake, touring our wedding venue, and taking on some serious trail runs at 9,000 feet.To sum up, I need a vacation from my vacation. PROCRASTINATION, AND THE SUBVERSIVE FEMINISM OF THE LITTLE Writing a second book made me a better writer. The upside to that is I think I'm a better writer. The downside is that I don't think my first book is well-written anymore. I'm too attached to it to can it, so now I have to go back and fix my first book using theLACTIC ACIDOSIS
So here’s his story. The breakdown of Lactic Acid to LACTATE yields a build up of HYDROGEN IONS in the body. In the aerobic process these HYDROGEN IONS get balanced out and the body maintains a neutral pH; but some things get a little hanky in the anaerobic process. LACTATE, as useful as he may be to our ability to sprint and push ourselves, is left wanting when it comes to fighting HYDROGEN FITNESS | RUNNING TO TAHITI Registration for the 2014 Tinker Bell Half Marathon is now open! In true runDisney fashion, after just one day the race is already 87% full (at the time of this posting Wednesday morning).TEAM #RUNDISNEY
I run the Walt Disney World Marathon in five short days. Many things seem to be conspiring against me, as they often do. I’m feeling very stream-of-consciousness like about the whole thing so excuse me while I regurgitate some thoughts bopping around in my head. SUPERGIRLS EAT GUMMY BEARS I keep delaying the epic post regarding our massive success at the Disneyland Half Marathon until Brad has time to edit the footage he took during the race. Until then I will systematically work through all of the little details that made the day soPOOH QUOTES
I run the Walt Disney World Marathon in five short days. Many things seem to be conspiring against me, as they often do. I’m feeling very stream-of-consciousness like about the whole thing so excuse me while I regurgitate some thoughts bopping around in my head. ABOUT – RUNNING TO TAHITI Visitors will want to know who is on the other side of the page. Use this space to write about yourself, your site, your business, or anything you want. Use the testimonials below to quote others, talking about the same thing – in their own words. This is sample content, included with the template to HOW DOES ONE RUN TO TAHITI? The island of Tahiti is 4,109 miles from Los Angeles. We ran there. Starting in January 2011 we ran the equivalent distance it would take to get us to Tahiti. At the same time we put $1 in a savings account for every mile we ran. By the time we got to 4,109 miles, notRUNNINGTOTAHITI
If there’s a difference between God and man, it must have something to do with patience. God would not get angry at his 18-month-old childfor waking up
THE WISDOM OF THE HUNDRED ACRE WOOD I run the Walt Disney World Marathon in five short days. Many things seem to be conspiring against me, as they often do. I'm feeling very stream-of-consciousness like about the whole thing so excuse me while I regurgitate some thoughts bopping around in my head. Two weeks ago I caught a nasty cold. Just two days WELLNESS | RUNNING TO TAHITI Posts about Wellness written by RunningToTahiti. When opportunity knocks it’s probably going to be when you’re incredibly busy and don’t have time for opportunity but it’s opportunity and you don’t want to say no so you figure out how to get it done and politely and enthusiastically say “yes, come on in.”HAPPY PLACES
I recently had a revelation while pondering what I want to do with the rest of my life. I've spent countless hours pondering that question when in fact I believe the answer has been staring me in the face. Do you have places in the world that you would describe as your happyplaces? I
PACKING CHECKLIST
The good news is that if you forget anything, there is a Target right down the street from Disneyland so you can pick up pretty much any clothing item you may need. FEBRUARY | 2014 | RUNNING TO TAHITI So here’s his story. The breakdown of Lactic Acid to LACTATE yields a build up of HYDROGEN IONS in the body. In the aerobic process these HYDROGEN IONS get balanced out and the body maintains a neutral pH; but some things get a little hanky in the anaerobic process. LACTATE, as useful as he may be to our ability to sprint and push ourselves, is left wanting when it comes to fighting HYDROGENTINKER BELL
Last month I ran the Tinker Bell Half Marathon to kick off the 2014 race schedule. I pretty much had a terrible time. I mean it’s Disneyland and Neverland and family fun times so all of the elements of fun were there but when it comes to the running, I had a terribletime.
NOVEMBER | 2011 | RUNNING TO TAHITI 1 post published by RunningToTahiti during November 2011. I sympathize with the thousands upon thousands of people out there to whom “writing a novel” is an expressly important line item on the oldbucket list.
RUNNING TO TAHITI
Your Journey Begins With Exford, your journey starts here. Please be sure to explore all our offers and choose the destination just right for your next vacation. Explore Our Offers Explore the World Amazing tours and fun adventures are waiting for you. Treat yourself and see our offers. Explore Our Offers Discover Unlimited Beauty Meet ABOUT – RUNNING TO TAHITI Visitors will want to know who is on the other side of the page. Use this space to write about yourself, your site, your business, or anything you want. Use the testimonials below to quote others, talking about the same thing – in their own words. This is sample content, included with the template to SOMETHING I FOUND IN QUARANTINE 2 cloves of garlic. Preparation: Cut the cabbage (white, without stalk) into squares, cut onion finely and chop garlic. Let the sugar and the caraway caramelize in a big pot. Now add the half of the butter, the onion and the garlic, stir. Add the cabbage, salt and stiragain.
RUNNINGTOTAHITI
If there’s a difference between God and man, it must have something to do with patience. God would not get angry at his 18-month-old childfor waking up
HAPPY PLACES
I recently had a revelation while pondering what I want to do with the rest of my life. I've spent countless hours pondering that question when in fact I believe the answer has been staring me in the face. Do you have places in the world that you would describe as your happyplaces? I
WEDDING PLANNING
Brad and I just got back from a glorious week-long mountain adventure in Colorado. Activities included whitewater rafting, exploring a ghost town, hiking to the top of a mountain to discover a heavenly meadow of wildflowers and a trout-filled lake, touring our wedding venue, and taking on some serious trail runs at 9,000 feet.To sum up, I need a vacation from my vacation.LACTIC ACIDOSIS
Lactic Acid is responsible for delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) Lactic Acid causes cramping. Lactic Acid can be expelled from the body through sports massage. Lactic Acid causes long-term muscle fatigue. Lactic Acid is a waste product. Lactic Acid is your worst enemy. Theseare all untrue.
SUPERGIRLS EAT GUMMY BEARS supergirls eat gummy bears. I keep delaying the epic post regarding our massive success at the Disneyland Half Marathon until Brad has time to edit the footage he took during the race. Until then I will systematically work through all of the little details that made the day so successful. Today, we shall talk about the magic of gummybears.
NOVEMBER | 2011 | RUNNING TO TAHITI 1 post published by RunningToTahiti during November 2011. I sympathize with the thousands upon thousands of people out there to whom “writing a novel” is an expressly important line item on the oldbucket list.
RUNNING TO TAHITI
If there’s a difference between God and man, it must have something to do with patience. God would not get angry at his 18-month-old child for waking up in the middle ofRUNNING TO TAHITI
Your Journey Begins With Exford, your journey starts here. Please be sure to explore all our offers and choose the destination just right for your next vacation. Explore Our Offers Explore the World Amazing tours and fun adventures are waiting for you. Treat yourself and see our offers. Explore Our Offers Discover Unlimited Beauty Meet ABOUT – RUNNING TO TAHITI Visitors will want to know who is on the other side of the page. Use this space to write about yourself, your site, your business, or anything you want. Use the testimonials below to quote others, talking about the same thing – in their own words. This is sample content, included with the template to SOMETHING I FOUND IN QUARANTINE 2 cloves of garlic. Preparation: Cut the cabbage (white, without stalk) into squares, cut onion finely and chop garlic. Let the sugar and the caraway caramelize in a big pot. Now add the half of the butter, the onion and the garlic, stir. Add the cabbage, salt and stiragain.
RUNNINGTOTAHITI
If there’s a difference between God and man, it must have something to do with patience. God would not get angry at his 18-month-old childfor waking up
HAPPY PLACES
I recently had a revelation while pondering what I want to do with the rest of my life. I've spent countless hours pondering that question when in fact I believe the answer has been staring me in the face. Do you have places in the world that you would describe as your happyplaces? I
WEDDING PLANNING
Brad and I just got back from a glorious week-long mountain adventure in Colorado. Activities included whitewater rafting, exploring a ghost town, hiking to the top of a mountain to discover a heavenly meadow of wildflowers and a trout-filled lake, touring our wedding venue, and taking on some serious trail runs at 9,000 feet.To sum up, I need a vacation from my vacation.LACTIC ACIDOSIS
Lactic Acid is responsible for delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) Lactic Acid causes cramping. Lactic Acid can be expelled from the body through sports massage. Lactic Acid causes long-term muscle fatigue. Lactic Acid is a waste product. Lactic Acid is your worst enemy. Theseare all untrue.
SUPERGIRLS EAT GUMMY BEARS supergirls eat gummy bears. I keep delaying the epic post regarding our massive success at the Disneyland Half Marathon until Brad has time to edit the footage he took during the race. Until then I will systematically work through all of the little details that made the day so successful. Today, we shall talk about the magic of gummybears.
NOVEMBER | 2011 | RUNNING TO TAHITI 1 post published by RunningToTahiti during November 2011. I sympathize with the thousands upon thousands of people out there to whom “writing a novel” is an expressly important line item on the oldbucket list.
RUNNING TO TAHITI
If there’s a difference between God and man, it must have something to do with patience. God would not get angry at his 18-month-old child for waking up in the middle of HOW DOES ONE RUN TO TAHITI? The island of Tahiti is 4,109 miles from Los Angeles. We ran there. Starting in January 2011 we ran the equivalent distance it would take to get us to Tahiti. At the same time we put $1 in a savings account for every mile we ran. By the time we got to 4,109 miles, not only did we run the distance to get to Tahiti, we had money saved to go there.HAPPY PLACES
I recently had a revelation while pondering what I want to do with the rest of my life. I've spent countless hours pondering that question when in fact I believe the answer has been staring me in the face. Do you have places in the world that you would describe as your happyplaces? I
THE WISDOM OF THE HUNDRED ACRE WOOD And he’s the handsomest Pooh bear you’ll ever meet. Then there’s our Eeyore, who is also running the marathon with us and I’ve somehow coerced into a running costume. Our friend Neiman. He’s such an Eeyore. Everyone’s favorite little black rain cloud. Eeyore is such an interesting character in the Hundred Acre Wood. HOW TO CURE VACATION WITHDRAWAL… MORE VACATION Brad and I just got back from a glorious week-long mountain adventure in Colorado. Activities included whitewater rafting, exploring a ghost town, hiking to the top of a mountain to discover a heavenly meadow of wildflowers and a trout-filled lake, touring our wedding venue, and taking on some serious trail runs at 9,000 feet.To sum up, I need a vacation from my vacation. FITNESS | RUNNING TO TAHITI Registration for the 2014 Tinker Bell Half Marathon is now open! In true runDisney fashion, after just one day the race is already 87% full (at the time of this posting Wednesday morning).CHANGING SEASONS
In the land of eternal summer I long for things I can't have. Things like red fall leaves and the sound of brown ones crunching under my feet on a crisp autumn day. I see glimmers but let's be honest, the mercury hit 70 at the beach last weekend. Fall is mostly a fleeting hallucination here in L.A.A MAJOR MILESTONE
I have some very exciting news to announce everyone! Although we haven't quite stayed on track in terms of the timing of our journey to Tahiti (we originally planned a schedule that would get us there by Spring 2013, which, as you can see, didn't happen at all), we are definitely still on our way. WHAT RUNNING TAUGHT ME ABOUT BODY POSITIVITY… IT’S ALL IN The prompt for National Running Day was "I run to _____.” I actually just had a little wave of anxiety as I typed, thinking about sharing the reasons that I run. The reasons are deeply personal, however publicly I talk about running. Personal, and innumerable, so maybePRETTY, WITH A BUT
So the gentleman who owns the store next to my office stopped me on the street as I was walking back from getting coffee, ostensibly to apologize for calling me Sarah as I walked into work that morning. I said, "Don't worry about it. Everyone always calls me FEBRUARY | 2014 | RUNNING TO TAHITI So here’s his story. The breakdown of Lactic Acid to LACTATE yields a build up of HYDROGEN IONS in the body. In the aerobic process these HYDROGEN IONS get balanced out and the body maintains a neutral pH; but some things get a little hanky in the anaerobic process. LACTATE, as useful as he may be to our ability to sprint and push ourselves, is left wanting when it comes to fighting HYDROGENRUNNING TO TAHITI
Your Journey Begins With Exford, your journey starts here. Please be sure to explore all our offers and choose the destination just right for your next vacation. Explore Our Offers Explore the World Amazing tours and fun adventures are waiting for you. Treat yourself and see our offers. Explore Our Offers Discover Unlimited Beauty Meet ABOUT – RUNNING TO TAHITI Visitors will want to know who is on the other side of the page. Use this space to write about yourself, your site, your business, or anything you want. Use the testimonials below to quote others, talking about the same thing – in their own words. This is sample content, included with the template to BLOG – RUNNING TO TAHITI Tahiti is 4,109 miles from Los Angeles. We ran there. SOMETHING I FOUND IN QUARANTINE 2 cloves of garlic. Preparation: Cut the cabbage (white, without stalk) into squares, cut onion finely and chop garlic. Let the sugar and the caraway caramelize in a big pot. Now add the half of the butter, the onion and the garlic, stir. Add the cabbage, salt and stiragain.
RUNNINGTOTAHITI
If there’s a difference between God and man, it must have something to do with patience. God would not get angry at his 18-month-old childfor waking up
HAPPY PLACES
I recently had a revelation while pondering what I want to do with the rest of my life. I've spent countless hours pondering that question when in fact I believe the answer has been staring me in the face. Do you have places in the world that you would describe as your happyplaces? I
LACTIC ACIDOSIS
Lactic Acid is responsible for delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) Lactic Acid causes cramping. Lactic Acid can be expelled from the body through sports massage. Lactic Acid causes long-term muscle fatigue. Lactic Acid is a waste product. Lactic Acid is your worst enemy. Theseare all untrue.
SUPERGIRLS EAT GUMMY BEARS supergirls eat gummy bears. I keep delaying the epic post regarding our massive success at the Disneyland Half Marathon until Brad has time to edit the footage he took during the race. Until then I will systematically work through all of the little details that made the day so successful. Today, we shall talk about the magic of gummybears.
NOVEMBER | 2011 | RUNNING TO TAHITI 1 post published by RunningToTahiti during November 2011. I sympathize with the thousands upon thousands of people out there to whom “writing a novel” is an expressly important line item on the oldbucket list.
RUNNING TO TAHITI
If there’s a difference between God and man, it must have something to do with patience. God would not get angry at his 18-month-old child for waking up in the middle ofRUNNING TO TAHITI
Your Journey Begins With Exford, your journey starts here. Please be sure to explore all our offers and choose the destination just right for your next vacation. Explore Our Offers Explore the World Amazing tours and fun adventures are waiting for you. Treat yourself and see our offers. Explore Our Offers Discover Unlimited Beauty Meet ABOUT – RUNNING TO TAHITI Visitors will want to know who is on the other side of the page. Use this space to write about yourself, your site, your business, or anything you want. Use the testimonials below to quote others, talking about the same thing – in their own words. This is sample content, included with the template to BLOG – RUNNING TO TAHITI Tahiti is 4,109 miles from Los Angeles. We ran there. SOMETHING I FOUND IN QUARANTINE 2 cloves of garlic. Preparation: Cut the cabbage (white, without stalk) into squares, cut onion finely and chop garlic. Let the sugar and the caraway caramelize in a big pot. Now add the half of the butter, the onion and the garlic, stir. Add the cabbage, salt and stiragain.
RUNNINGTOTAHITI
If there’s a difference between God and man, it must have something to do with patience. God would not get angry at his 18-month-old childfor waking up
HAPPY PLACES
I recently had a revelation while pondering what I want to do with the rest of my life. I've spent countless hours pondering that question when in fact I believe the answer has been staring me in the face. Do you have places in the world that you would describe as your happyplaces? I
LACTIC ACIDOSIS
Lactic Acid is responsible for delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) Lactic Acid causes cramping. Lactic Acid can be expelled from the body through sports massage. Lactic Acid causes long-term muscle fatigue. Lactic Acid is a waste product. Lactic Acid is your worst enemy. Theseare all untrue.
SUPERGIRLS EAT GUMMY BEARS supergirls eat gummy bears. I keep delaying the epic post regarding our massive success at the Disneyland Half Marathon until Brad has time to edit the footage he took during the race. Until then I will systematically work through all of the little details that made the day so successful. Today, we shall talk about the magic of gummybears.
NOVEMBER | 2011 | RUNNING TO TAHITI 1 post published by RunningToTahiti during November 2011. I sympathize with the thousands upon thousands of people out there to whom “writing a novel” is an expressly important line item on the oldbucket list.
RUNNING TO TAHITI
If there’s a difference between God and man, it must have something to do with patience. God would not get angry at his 18-month-old child for waking up in the middle of HOW DOES ONE RUN TO TAHITI? The island of Tahiti is 4,109 miles from Los Angeles. We ran there. Starting in January 2011 we ran the equivalent distance it would take to get us to Tahiti. At the same time we put $1 in a savings account for every mile we ran. By the time we got to 4,109 miles, not only did we run the distance to get to Tahiti, we had money saved to go there.HAPPY PLACES
I recently had a revelation while pondering what I want to do with the rest of my life. I've spent countless hours pondering that question when in fact I believe the answer has been staring me in the face. Do you have places in the world that you would describe as your happyplaces? I
PROCRASTINATION, AND THE SUBVERSIVE FEMINISM OF THE LITTLE It’s as layered as an onion. Our villain, Ursula, has been run through with the jagged, phallic end of a broken down ship, and sinks to the bottom of the sea. The very ship, in fact, in which Ariel first made her appearance in the film searching for treasure and fending offa shark.
COLORADO | RUNNING TO TAHITI Brad and I just got back from a glorious week-long mountain adventure in Colorado. Activities included whitewater rafting, exploring a ghost town, hiking to the top of a mountain to discover a heavenly meadow of wildflowers and a trout-filled lake, touring our wedding venue, and taking on some serious trail runs at 9,000 feet.To sum up, I need a vacation from my vacation.CHANGING SEASONS
In the land of eternal summer I long for things I can't have. Things like red fall leaves and the sound of brown ones crunching under my feet on a crisp autumn day. I see glimmers but let's be honest, the mercury hit 70 at the beach last weekend. Fall is mostly a fleeting hallucination here in L.A. THERE ARE WORDS FOR PARADISE We ran to Tahiti. After four years, nine months, and 1 day of dreaming, running, and planning, we are in Tahiti. We ran 4,109 milesto Tahiti and
TEAM #RUNDISNEY
I run the Walt Disney World Marathon in five short days. Many things seem to be conspiring against me, as they often do. I’m feeling very stream-of-consciousness like about the whole thing so excuse me while I regurgitate some thoughts bopping around in my head. FITNESS | RUNNING TO TAHITI Registration for the 2014 Tinker Bell Half Marathon is now open! In true runDisney fashion, after just one day the race is already 87% full (at the time of this posting Wednesday morning). WHAT RUNNING TAUGHT ME ABOUT BODY POSITIVITY… IT’S ALL IN The prompt for National Running Day was "I run to _____.” I actually just had a little wave of anxiety as I typed, thinking about sharing the reasons that I run. The reasons are deeply personal, however publicly I talk about running. Personal, and innumerable, so maybe FEBRUARY | 2014 | RUNNING TO TAHITI So here’s his story. The breakdown of Lactic Acid to LACTATE yields a build up of HYDROGEN IONS in the body. In the aerobic process these HYDROGEN IONS get balanced out and the body maintains a neutral pH; but some things get a little hanky in the anaerobic process. LACTATE, as useful as he may be to our ability to sprint and push ourselves, is left wanting when it comes to fighting HYDROGENRUNNING TO TAHITI
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MOVIES | RUNNING TO TAHITI In today’s edition of not finishing my novel, I’ve decided to rank every Disney movie ever made in order of my favorites. Disney fans, I’m sure you’ve pondered your favorite Disney movies—probably even assembled a top ten—but have you ever ranked all of them?It’s hard.
RUNNINGTOTAHITI
If there’s a difference between God and man, it must have something to do with patience. God would not get angry at his 18-month-old childfor waking up
PROCRASTINATION, AND THE SUBVERSIVE FEMINISM OF THE LITTLE It’s as layered as an onion. Our villain, Ursula, has been run through with the jagged, phallic end of a broken down ship, and sinks to the bottom of the sea. The very ship, in fact, in which Ariel first made her appearance in the film searching for treasure and fending offa shark.
POOH QUOTES
The Wisdom of the Hundred Acre Wood. I run the Walt Disney World Marathon in five short days. Many things seem to be conspiring against me, as they often do. I’m feeling very stream-of-consciousness like about the whole thing so excuse me while I regurgitate some thoughts bopping around in my head. Two weeks ago I caught a nasty cold.LACTIC ACIDOSIS
Lactic Acid is responsible for delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) Lactic Acid causes cramping. Lactic Acid can be expelled from the body through sports massage. Lactic Acid causes long-term muscle fatigue. Lactic Acid is a waste product. Lactic Acid is your worst enemy. Theseare all untrue.
JON KLASSEN
Posts about Jon Klassen written by RunningToTahiti. I really do love making lists. Lately I’ve been so tickled to share picture book recommendations with friends that I SUPERGIRLS EAT GUMMY BEARS supergirls eat gummy bears. I keep delaying the epic post regarding our massive success at the Disneyland Half Marathon until Brad has time to edit the footage he took during the race. Until then I will systematically work through all of the little details that made the day so successful. Today, we shall talk about the magic of gummybears.
RUNNING TO TAHITI
Your Journey Begins With Exford, your journey starts here. Please be sure to explore all our offers and choose the destination just right for your next vacation. Explore Our Offers Explore the World Amazing tours and fun adventures are waiting for you. Treat yourself and see our offers. Explore Our Offers Discover Unlimited Beauty Meet ABOUT – RUNNING TO TAHITI Visitors will want to know who is on the other side of the page. Use this space to write about yourself, your site, your business, or anything you want. Use the testimonials below to quote others, talking about the same thing – in their own words. This is sample content, included with the template to SOMETHING I FOUND IN QUARANTINE 2 cloves of garlic. Preparation: Cut the cabbage (white, without stalk) into squares, cut onion finely and chop garlic. Let the sugar and the caraway caramelize in a big pot. Now add the half of the butter, the onion and the garlic, stir. Add the cabbage, salt and stiragain.
MOVIES | RUNNING TO TAHITI In today’s edition of not finishing my novel, I’ve decided to rank every Disney movie ever made in order of my favorites. Disney fans, I’m sure you’ve pondered your favorite Disney movies—probably even assembled a top ten—but have you ever ranked all of them?It’s hard.
RUNNINGTOTAHITI
If there’s a difference between God and man, it must have something to do with patience. God would not get angry at his 18-month-old childfor waking up
PROCRASTINATION, AND THE SUBVERSIVE FEMINISM OF THE LITTLE It’s as layered as an onion. Our villain, Ursula, has been run through with the jagged, phallic end of a broken down ship, and sinks to the bottom of the sea. The very ship, in fact, in which Ariel first made her appearance in the film searching for treasure and fending offa shark.
POOH QUOTES
The Wisdom of the Hundred Acre Wood. I run the Walt Disney World Marathon in five short days. Many things seem to be conspiring against me, as they often do. I’m feeling very stream-of-consciousness like about the whole thing so excuse me while I regurgitate some thoughts bopping around in my head. Two weeks ago I caught a nasty cold.LACTIC ACIDOSIS
Lactic Acid is responsible for delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) Lactic Acid causes cramping. Lactic Acid can be expelled from the body through sports massage. Lactic Acid causes long-term muscle fatigue. Lactic Acid is a waste product. Lactic Acid is your worst enemy. Theseare all untrue.
JON KLASSEN
Posts about Jon Klassen written by RunningToTahiti. I really do love making lists. Lately I’ve been so tickled to share picture book recommendations with friends that I SUPERGIRLS EAT GUMMY BEARS supergirls eat gummy bears. I keep delaying the epic post regarding our massive success at the Disneyland Half Marathon until Brad has time to edit the footage he took during the race. Until then I will systematically work through all of the little details that made the day so successful. Today, we shall talk about the magic of gummybears.
ABOUT – RUNNING TO TAHITI Visitors will want to know who is on the other side of the page. Use this space to write about yourself, your site, your business, or anything you want. Use the testimonials below to quote others, talking about the same thing – in their own words. This is sample content, included with the template to FITNESS | RUNNING TO TAHITI Registration for the 2014 Tinker Bell Half Marathon is now open! In true runDisney fashion, after just one day the race is already 87% full (at the time of this posting Wednesday morning). LIFESTYLE | RUNNING TO TAHITI Posts about lifestyle written by RunningToTahiti. I could go on and on and on and on and on about female body issues. I could probably go on about male body issues as well. DISNEY | RUNNING TO TAHITI In today’s edition of not finishing my novel, I’ve decided to rank every Disney movie ever made in order of my favorites. Disney fans, I’m sure you’ve pondered your favorite Disney movies—probably even assembled a top ten—but have you ever ranked all of them?It’s hard.
BUENA VISTA
Brad and I just got back from a glorious week-long mountain adventure in Colorado. Activities included whitewater rafting, exploring a ghost town, hiking to the top of a mountain to discover a heavenly meadow of wildflowers and a trout-filled lake, touring our wedding venue, and taking on some serious trail runs at 9,000 feet.To sum up, I need a vacation from my vacation.MARATHON WEEKEND
Brad and I just got back from a glorious week-long mountain adventure in Colorado. Activities included whitewater rafting, exploring a ghost town, hiking to the top of a mountain to discover a heavenly meadow of wildflowers and a trout-filled lake, touring our wedding venue, and taking on some serious trail runs at 9,000 feet.To sum up, I need a vacation from my vacation.#WDWMARATHON
I run the Walt Disney World Marathon in five short days. Many things seem to be conspiring against me, as they often do. I’m feeling very stream-of-consciousness like about the whole thing so excuse me while I regurgitate some thoughts bopping around in my head. BUICK | RUNNING TO TAHITI In 6 short days I will embark upon the greatest adventure of my life thus far which involves a trip down the aisle. Current emotions equal excitement, eagerness, nerves, stress, apprehension, glee, gratefulness, disbelief, joy, and happiness, among many others.FRENCH POLYNESIA
Posts about French Polynesia written by RunningToTahiti. This funny thing happened in Tahiti where time stopped. We were ensconced in a tropical paradise bubble where the sun rose and set but time didn’t actually move forward. HOW TO CURE VACATION WITHDRAWAL… MORE VACATION Brad and I just got back from a glorious week-long mountain adventure in Colorado. Activities included whitewater rafting, exploring a ghost town, hiking to the top of a mountain to discover a heavenly meadow of wildflowers and a trout-filled lake, touring our wedding venue, and taking on some serious trail runs at 9,000 feet.To sum up, I need a vacation from my vacation.RUNNING TO TAHITI
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If there’s a difference between God and man, it must have something to do with patience. God would not get angry at his 18-month-old childfor waking up
PACKING CHECKLIST
The good news is that if you forget anything, there is a Target right down the street from Disneyland so you can pick up pretty much any clothing item you may need.POOH QUOTES
Eeyore, despite his gloomy disposition, is a great friend to Pooh and the gang. Always saying yes to helping. Always there, even if he doesn’t feel like it. Sometimes you have an Eeyore in your life to remind you that sadness doesn’t blot out kindness. Pooh and his PROCRASTINATION, AND THE SUBVERSIVE FEMINISM OF THE LITTLE It’s as layered as an onion. Our villain, Ursula, has been run through with the jagged, phallic end of a broken down ship, and sinks to the bottom of the sea. The very ship, in fact, in which Ariel first made her appearance in the film searching for treasure and fending offa shark.
LACTIC ACIDOSIS
Lactic Acid is responsible for delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) Lactic Acid causes cramping. Lactic Acid can be expelled from the body through sports massage. Lactic Acid causes long-term muscle fatigue. Lactic Acid is a waste product. Lactic Acid is your worst enemy. Theseare all untrue.
FITNESS | RUNNING TO TAHITI Registration for the 2014 Tinker Bell Half Marathon is now open! In true runDisney fashion, after just one day the race is already 87% full (at the time of this posting Wednesday morning). SUPERGIRLS EAT GUMMY BEARS supergirls eat gummy bears. I keep delaying the epic post regarding our massive success at the Disneyland Half Marathon until Brad has time to edit the footage he took during the race. Until then I will systematically work through all of the little details that made the day so successful. Today, we shall talk about the magic of gummybears.
RUNNING TO TAHITI
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If there’s a difference between God and man, it must have something to do with patience. God would not get angry at his 18-month-old childfor waking up
PACKING CHECKLIST
The good news is that if you forget anything, there is a Target right down the street from Disneyland so you can pick up pretty much any clothing item you may need.POOH QUOTES
Eeyore, despite his gloomy disposition, is a great friend to Pooh and the gang. Always saying yes to helping. Always there, even if he doesn’t feel like it. Sometimes you have an Eeyore in your life to remind you that sadness doesn’t blot out kindness. Pooh and his PROCRASTINATION, AND THE SUBVERSIVE FEMINISM OF THE LITTLE It’s as layered as an onion. Our villain, Ursula, has been run through with the jagged, phallic end of a broken down ship, and sinks to the bottom of the sea. The very ship, in fact, in which Ariel first made her appearance in the film searching for treasure and fending offa shark.
LACTIC ACIDOSIS
Lactic Acid is responsible for delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) Lactic Acid causes cramping. Lactic Acid can be expelled from the body through sports massage. Lactic Acid causes long-term muscle fatigue. Lactic Acid is a waste product. Lactic Acid is your worst enemy. Theseare all untrue.
FITNESS | RUNNING TO TAHITI Registration for the 2014 Tinker Bell Half Marathon is now open! In true runDisney fashion, after just one day the race is already 87% full (at the time of this posting Wednesday morning). SUPERGIRLS EAT GUMMY BEARS supergirls eat gummy bears. I keep delaying the epic post regarding our massive success at the Disneyland Half Marathon until Brad has time to edit the footage he took during the race. Until then I will systematically work through all of the little details that made the day so successful. Today, we shall talk about the magic of gummybears.
ABOUT – RUNNING TO TAHITI Visitors will want to know who is on the other side of the page. Use this space to write about yourself, your site, your business, or anything you want. Use the testimonials below to quote others, talking about the same thing – in their own words. This is sample content, included with the template to HOW DOES ONE RUN TO TAHITI? The island of Tahiti is 4,109 miles from Los Angeles. We ran there. Starting in January 2011 we ran the equivalent distance it would take to get us to Tahiti. At the same time we put $1 in a savings account for every mile we ran. By the time we got to 4,109 miles, not only did we run the distance to get to Tahiti, we had money saved to go there.BUENA VISTA
Brad and I just got back from a glorious week-long mountain adventure in Colorado. Activities included whitewater rafting, exploring a ghost town, hiking to the top of a mountain to discover a heavenly meadow of wildflowers and a trout-filled lake, touring our wedding venue, and taking on some serious trail runs at 9,000 feet.To sum up, I need a vacation from my vacation.MARATHON WEEKEND
Brad and I just got back from a glorious week-long mountain adventure in Colorado. Activities included whitewater rafting, exploring a ghost town, hiking to the top of a mountain to discover a heavenly meadow of wildflowers and a trout-filled lake, touring our wedding venue, and taking on some serious trail runs at 9,000 feet.To sum up, I need a vacation from my vacation. TIME – RUNNING TO TAHITI Posts about time written by RunningToTahiti. This funny thing happened in Tahiti where time stopped. We were ensconced in a tropical paradisebubble where the
WALT DISNEY WORLD
I run the Walt Disney World Marathon in five short days. Many things seem to be conspiring against me, as they often do. I’m feeling very stream-of-consciousness like about the whole thing so excuse me while I regurgitate some thoughts bopping around in my head.JON KLASSEN
Posts about Jon Klassen written by RunningToTahiti. I really do love making lists. Lately I’ve been so tickled to share picture book recommendations with friends that I HOW TO CURE VACATION WITHDRAWAL… MORE VACATION Brad and I just got back from a glorious week-long mountain adventure in Colorado. Activities included whitewater rafting, exploring a ghost town, hiking to the top of a mountain to discover a heavenly meadow of wildflowers and a trout-filled lake, touring our wedding venue, and taking on some serious trail runs at 9,000 feet.To sum up, I need a vacation from my vacation. LET THERE BE LIGHT: A WEDDING I got married. Brad and I married each other. After 6 1/2 years together, 5 years dating, 1.5 years affianced, we are now officially husband and wife. I need words words words. I'm desperately trying to find the words to paint all of this in an accurate light, but so much of being engaged, planning JULY | 2013 | RUNNING TO TAHITI 6 posts published by RunningToTahiti during July 2013. I managed to convince Brad to dress up with me because even though he was the White Rabbit, he was able toRUNNING TO TAHITI
Your Journey Begins With Exford, your journey starts here. Please be sure to explore all our offers and choose the destination just right for your next vacation. Explore Our Offers Explore the World Amazing tours and fun adventures are waiting for you. Treat yourself and see our offers. Explore Our Offers Discover Unlimited Beauty Meet ABOUT – RUNNING TO TAHITI Visitors will want to know who is on the other side of the page. Use this space to write about yourself, your site, your business, or anything you want. Use the testimonials below to quote others, talking about the same thing – in their own words. This is sample content, included with the template to SOMETHING I FOUND IN QUARANTINE I miss my grandfather. He was a handsome Austrian fellow with piercing blue eyes and a mischievous grin. He died when I was 17 years old and I miss him. Here are some of the things that made him cool. He was a veteran of World War 2. He fought in the Pacific and lookedRUNNINGTOTAHITI
If there’s a difference between God and man, it must have something to do with patience. God would not get angry at his 18-month-old childfor waking up
PACKING CHECKLIST
The good news is that if you forget anything, there is a Target right down the street from Disneyland so you can pick up pretty much any clothing item you may need.POOH QUOTES
Eeyore, despite his gloomy disposition, is a great friend to Pooh and the gang. Always saying yes to helping. Always there, even if he doesn’t feel like it. Sometimes you have an Eeyore in your life to remind you that sadness doesn’t blot out kindness. Pooh and his PROCRASTINATION, AND THE SUBVERSIVE FEMINISM OF THE LITTLE It’s as layered as an onion. Our villain, Ursula, has been run through with the jagged, phallic end of a broken down ship, and sinks to the bottom of the sea. The very ship, in fact, in which Ariel first made her appearance in the film searching for treasure and fending offa shark.
LACTIC ACIDOSIS
Lactic Acid is responsible for delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) Lactic Acid causes cramping. Lactic Acid can be expelled from the body through sports massage. Lactic Acid causes long-term muscle fatigue. Lactic Acid is a waste product. Lactic Acid is your worst enemy. Theseare all untrue.
FITNESS | RUNNING TO TAHITI Registration for the 2014 Tinker Bell Half Marathon is now open! In true runDisney fashion, after just one day the race is already 87% full (at the time of this posting Wednesday morning). SUPERGIRLS EAT GUMMY BEARS supergirls eat gummy bears. I keep delaying the epic post regarding our massive success at the Disneyland Half Marathon until Brad has time to edit the footage he took during the race. Until then I will systematically work through all of the little details that made the day so successful. Today, we shall talk about the magic of gummybears.
RUNNING TO TAHITI
Your Journey Begins With Exford, your journey starts here. Please be sure to explore all our offers and choose the destination just right for your next vacation. Explore Our Offers Explore the World Amazing tours and fun adventures are waiting for you. Treat yourself and see our offers. Explore Our Offers Discover Unlimited Beauty Meet ABOUT – RUNNING TO TAHITI Visitors will want to know who is on the other side of the page. Use this space to write about yourself, your site, your business, or anything you want. Use the testimonials below to quote others, talking about the same thing – in their own words. This is sample content, included with the template to SOMETHING I FOUND IN QUARANTINE I miss my grandfather. He was a handsome Austrian fellow with piercing blue eyes and a mischievous grin. He died when I was 17 years old and I miss him. Here are some of the things that made him cool. He was a veteran of World War 2. He fought in the Pacific and lookedRUNNINGTOTAHITI
If there’s a difference between God and man, it must have something to do with patience. God would not get angry at his 18-month-old childfor waking up
PACKING CHECKLIST
The good news is that if you forget anything, there is a Target right down the street from Disneyland so you can pick up pretty much any clothing item you may need.POOH QUOTES
Eeyore, despite his gloomy disposition, is a great friend to Pooh and the gang. Always saying yes to helping. Always there, even if he doesn’t feel like it. Sometimes you have an Eeyore in your life to remind you that sadness doesn’t blot out kindness. Pooh and his PROCRASTINATION, AND THE SUBVERSIVE FEMINISM OF THE LITTLE It’s as layered as an onion. Our villain, Ursula, has been run through with the jagged, phallic end of a broken down ship, and sinks to the bottom of the sea. The very ship, in fact, in which Ariel first made her appearance in the film searching for treasure and fending offa shark.
LACTIC ACIDOSIS
Lactic Acid is responsible for delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) Lactic Acid causes cramping. Lactic Acid can be expelled from the body through sports massage. Lactic Acid causes long-term muscle fatigue. Lactic Acid is a waste product. Lactic Acid is your worst enemy. Theseare all untrue.
FITNESS | RUNNING TO TAHITI Registration for the 2014 Tinker Bell Half Marathon is now open! In true runDisney fashion, after just one day the race is already 87% full (at the time of this posting Wednesday morning). SUPERGIRLS EAT GUMMY BEARS supergirls eat gummy bears. I keep delaying the epic post regarding our massive success at the Disneyland Half Marathon until Brad has time to edit the footage he took during the race. Until then I will systematically work through all of the little details that made the day so successful. Today, we shall talk about the magic of gummybears.
ABOUT – RUNNING TO TAHITI Visitors will want to know who is on the other side of the page. Use this space to write about yourself, your site, your business, or anything you want. Use the testimonials below to quote others, talking about the same thing – in their own words. This is sample content, included with the template to HOW DOES ONE RUN TO TAHITI? The island of Tahiti is 4,109 miles from Los Angeles. We ran there. Starting in January 2011 we ran the equivalent distance it would take to get us to Tahiti. At the same time we put $1 in a savings account for every mile we ran. By the time we got to 4,109 miles, not only did we run the distance to get to Tahiti, we had money saved to go there.BUENA VISTA
Brad and I just got back from a glorious week-long mountain adventure in Colorado. Activities included whitewater rafting, exploring a ghost town, hiking to the top of a mountain to discover a heavenly meadow of wildflowers and a trout-filled lake, touring our wedding venue, and taking on some serious trail runs at 9,000 feet.To sum up, I need a vacation from my vacation.MARATHON WEEKEND
Brad and I just got back from a glorious week-long mountain adventure in Colorado. Activities included whitewater rafting, exploring a ghost town, hiking to the top of a mountain to discover a heavenly meadow of wildflowers and a trout-filled lake, touring our wedding venue, and taking on some serious trail runs at 9,000 feet.To sum up, I need a vacation from my vacation. TIME – RUNNING TO TAHITI Posts about time written by RunningToTahiti. This funny thing happened in Tahiti where time stopped. We were ensconced in a tropical paradisebubble where the
WALT DISNEY WORLD
I run the Walt Disney World Marathon in five short days. Many things seem to be conspiring against me, as they often do. I’m feeling very stream-of-consciousness like about the whole thing so excuse me while I regurgitate some thoughts bopping around in my head.JON KLASSEN
Posts about Jon Klassen written by RunningToTahiti. I really do love making lists. Lately I’ve been so tickled to share picture book recommendations with friends that I HOW TO CURE VACATION WITHDRAWAL… MORE VACATION Brad and I just got back from a glorious week-long mountain adventure in Colorado. Activities included whitewater rafting, exploring a ghost town, hiking to the top of a mountain to discover a heavenly meadow of wildflowers and a trout-filled lake, touring our wedding venue, and taking on some serious trail runs at 9,000 feet.To sum up, I need a vacation from my vacation. LET THERE BE LIGHT: A WEDDING I got married. Brad and I married each other. After 6 1/2 years together, 5 years dating, 1.5 years affianced, we are now officially husband and wife. I need words words words. I'm desperately trying to find the words to paint all of this in an accurate light, but so much of being engaged, planning JULY | 2013 | RUNNING TO TAHITI 6 posts published by RunningToTahiti during July 2013. I managed to convince Brad to dress up with me because even though he was the White Rabbit, he was able toRUNNING TO TAHITI
Your Journey Begins With Exford, your journey starts here. Please be sure to explore all our offers and choose the destination just right for your next vacation. Explore Our Offers Explore the World Amazing tours and fun adventures are waiting for you. Treat yourself and see our offers. Explore Our Offers Discover Unlimited Beauty Meet ABOUT – RUNNING TO TAHITI Visitors will want to know who is on the other side of the page. Use this space to write about yourself, your site, your business, or anything you want. Use the testimonials below to quote others, talking about the same thing – in their own words. This is sample content, included with the template toRUNNINGTOTAHITI
If there’s a difference between God and man, it must have something to do with patience. God would not get angry at his 18-month-old childfor waking up
SOMETHING I FOUND IN QUARANTINE I miss my grandfather. He was a handsome Austrian fellow with piercing blue eyes and a mischievous grin. He died when I was 17 years old and I miss him. Here are some of the things that made him cool. He was a veteran of World War 2. He fought in the Pacific and lookedPACKING CHECKLIST
The good news is that if you forget anything, there is a Target right down the street from Disneyland so you can pick up pretty much any clothing item you may need. PROCRASTINATION, AND THE SUBVERSIVE FEMINISM OF THE LITTLE Writing a second book made me a better writer. The upside to that is I think I'm a better writer. The downside is that I don't think my first book is well-written anymore. I'm too attached to it to can it, so now I have to go back and fix my first book using thePOOH QUOTES
I run the Walt Disney World Marathon in five short days. Many things seem to be conspiring against me, as they often do. I’m feeling very stream-of-consciousness like about the whole thing so excuse me while I regurgitate some thoughts bopping around in my head. FITNESS | RUNNING TO TAHITI Registration for the 2014 Tinker Bell Half Marathon is now open! In true runDisney fashion, after just one day the race is already 87% full (at the time of this posting Wednesday morning).LACTIC ACIDOSIS
So here’s his story. The breakdown of Lactic Acid to LACTATE yields a build up of HYDROGEN IONS in the body. In the aerobic process these HYDROGEN IONS get balanced out and the body maintains a neutral pH; but some things get a little hanky in the anaerobic process. LACTATE, as useful as he may be to our ability to sprint and push ourselves, is left wanting when it comes to fighting HYDROGEN SUPERGIRLS EAT GUMMY BEARS I keep delaying the epic post regarding our massive success at the Disneyland Half Marathon until Brad has time to edit the footage he took during the race. Until then I will systematically work through all of the little details that made the day soRUNNING TO TAHITI
Your Journey Begins With Exford, your journey starts here. Please be sure to explore all our offers and choose the destination just right for your next vacation. Explore Our Offers Explore the World Amazing tours and fun adventures are waiting for you. Treat yourself and see our offers. Explore Our Offers Discover Unlimited Beauty Meet ABOUT – RUNNING TO TAHITI Visitors will want to know who is on the other side of the page. Use this space to write about yourself, your site, your business, or anything you want. Use the testimonials below to quote others, talking about the same thing – in their own words. This is sample content, included with the template toRUNNINGTOTAHITI
If there’s a difference between God and man, it must have something to do with patience. God would not get angry at his 18-month-old childfor waking up
SOMETHING I FOUND IN QUARANTINE I miss my grandfather. He was a handsome Austrian fellow with piercing blue eyes and a mischievous grin. He died when I was 17 years old and I miss him. Here are some of the things that made him cool. He was a veteran of World War 2. He fought in the Pacific and lookedPACKING CHECKLIST
The good news is that if you forget anything, there is a Target right down the street from Disneyland so you can pick up pretty much any clothing item you may need. PROCRASTINATION, AND THE SUBVERSIVE FEMINISM OF THE LITTLE Writing a second book made me a better writer. The upside to that is I think I'm a better writer. The downside is that I don't think my first book is well-written anymore. I'm too attached to it to can it, so now I have to go back and fix my first book using thePOOH QUOTES
I run the Walt Disney World Marathon in five short days. Many things seem to be conspiring against me, as they often do. I’m feeling very stream-of-consciousness like about the whole thing so excuse me while I regurgitate some thoughts bopping around in my head. FITNESS | RUNNING TO TAHITI Registration for the 2014 Tinker Bell Half Marathon is now open! In true runDisney fashion, after just one day the race is already 87% full (at the time of this posting Wednesday morning).LACTIC ACIDOSIS
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ZELDA’S TEETH
Feb17
For this brief, tiny, delicate moment in time, you smile at me with bare gums. They are so sweet. Then you have two teeth. And you will never smile at me with a toothless grin ever again.Huh.
For this next brief moment you have only two tiny bottom teeth, but soon it will be three. Teeth move on. You can do nothing but kick, smile, cry, sleep, or laugh when placed down on your back. You are stuck, not always happy about it. But now you can roll.Now you can scoot.
Now you can crawl.
Now you can climb up onto my legs and look me in the eyes. You are so proud of yourself every time that you do. I’m proud too, but also alittle bit sad.
For a tiny window longer, you can’t yet walk beside me. You are still in baby position. You are in my arms. You have no words. For only a second more, you tell me how you feel with coos, laughs, shouts, cries, and the occasional consonant. Tomorrow you’ll have words, and we’ll never communicate like this again. We’ll have new ways of talking to each other that we’ll love, but it won’t be like this. You don’t always sleep through the night. Some nights you do. Some nights will soon be all nights, and there will be a last time we cuddle in the dark in the quiet hours, just you and me, and the bubbling fish tank. Soon you will sleep in your own room, with your things, and your own dreams. We nurse. My body grew your body, and it still does. In the blink of an eye you will be done. But thank God it’s not today. Thank God my breast still comforts you. I thank God, I really do, for the bundle of your little body curled into mine as you stare into my eyes and play with my hair, drinking milk and loving each other. I’m not ready for the tomorrow when that ends. I never will be. Today you had apples for the first time.And broccoli.
And shrimp.
And mango.
You do not like cottage cheese. We have ice cream in our future. You still possess a brain that has never experienced the wonder of ice cream. I can’t wait for thattomorrow.
Your teeth are coming in. They hurt you. The newness hurts; I know, baby. But soon they won’t hurt anymore. Soon you’ll have all your teeth, like me. And one day they will hurt again but not from their newness. From their oldness. From something called a cavity, which is a kind of hole that rots. Try not to let that happen. You do have somecontrol over it.
Zelda, everything you are as a baby is like lightning. So bright, stunning, then it’s gone. I’m writing it down for you. To catch it in a bottle. It’s a bottle you might be interested in someday. Ialways will be.
I love the you of tomorrow. I love watching you learn, but I’ll miss your crawling, your coos, your milky breath, your whole body in my arms. I don’t want to go back, Zelda, but I wouldn’t mind the chance to relive a few of these moments. Just for a second. I’ll miss those two little front teeth featured solo on your sweet,perfect, baby gums.
Oh. There’s tooth number three. And the moment is gone.Advertisements
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WHAT DOES A WRITER LOOK LIKE?Jan11
In which I write a blog post pontificating about what a successful writer’s life looks like. Not just an average writer, a mediocre writer, a casual writer, but a great writer. A flourishing writer. A prolific writer. What’s the behavior? What’s the schedule? How does the obsession to write manifest? I’m pretty sure it does not involve writing a blog post about writing, but perhaps therein lies the crux of my problem. I’d rather sit around and think about being a writer all day than actually buckle up and be one. I think a successful writer writes as often as she can. I think she has to write; she doesn’t have to convince herself to write. A fish has to swim, a bird’s gotta fly, a writer must write. Like she’s running out of time. She looks for the opportunity, she doesn’t try to avoid it. I don’t write enough. I think a successful writer can be a mom, but she probably pulls out her laptop and writes after the kids go to bed. She doesn’t collapse onto the couch and veg out with Netflix for the next three hours with a beer. She doesn’t mindlessly scroll through Facebook and Instagram. She doesn’t spend the time that her kid is asleep looking at videos and pictures of said kid. Okay maybe she does that, she is a mom after all. But she writes. She let’s the dishes stay dirty, and she has no idea what’s happening on Game of Thrones. When the kid isasleep, she writes.
She knows the value of an hour. A successful writer gets up an hour early if that’s the only time in the day to write. She doesn’t use her lunch hour to sample makeup at Sephora. She passes on happy hour because with everyone out of the office she knows that she can sneak in a writing session. Which brings me to socializing in general. She doesn’t. Not when an idea has started budding. Not when she has a choice between hanging out or writing, between brunch or writing, between drinks or writing. She writes. She has come to be veryunpopular.
She probably has a lucky pen, or glasses, or journal, or a writing sweater. I have those. That’s something. She salivates over cozy writing spaces with warm oak desktops, amber lamps, and coffee cups. Ido. Points for me.
Everything I’m describing here? I love the idea of it. I love to fancy myself a madwoman, obsessing over plot points and character arcs. An eccentric who must lock herself away until the manuscript is done. A veritable storm of ideas. I like that idea. But I’m not that. I love to sleep. I love to Netflix and chill. I love to look at pictures of my daughter while she’s sleeping. I love happy hours, and socializing, and blogging about writing. I love social media, and makeup. I love to waste time. So what, then? Can I ever be a flourishing writer if I don’t obsess over it? I have no idea. I’m not Type A. I’m short on grit. I guess I’ll just open the file for my novel and find out what happens. I’ll just write a bit, and maybe eventually it will add up to something. Maybe I’ll be the world’s most successful lazy novelist. A new mode. Write like you’ve got plenty of time. Your novel will be shorter, but you’llbe oh so relaxed.
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ZELDA: A BIRTH STORYSep19
Three months ago my daughter, Zelda, was born. This is my and Zelda’s birth story. On the evening of June 6, I sat in my living room with Brad and my mom, contemplating middle names for Zelda, coming up with some pretty silly options like Bluebell, and laughing about how convenient it would be if I went into labor in the wee hours of the morning, giving us time to get to the hospital before traffic. Well. Zelda waslistening.
At 3:30am on June 7 I awoke to the strange sensation of warm syrup pouring over my legs. It gushed, but gently like molasses, not violently like gushing water. I turned to Brad and whispered, “I think my water broke,” which interestingly mirrored the exact same way I told him I was pregnant—waking him up in the early morning hours and whispering, “I think I’m pregnant.” We got out of bed and confirmed what I had suspected all the day prior, Zelda had decided to begin her journey into the world. I got myself cleaned up and went into the living room to try and get some more sleep on the couch, in anticipation of what would surely be a long day ahead. I should have been apprehensive that my water had broken, since it essentially started a clock on getting baby into the world. My birth wish was to labor at home as long possible and give birth without any pain medication or Pitocin, but with broken water you can only wait so long before you have to speed things up due to the risk of infection. How long exactly is up for debate, but according to my doctor they want you to come into labor & delivery immediately. If I didn’t start contractions soon I’d need to be induced, but for some reason I wasn’t worried. I had a feeling that Zelda had it figured out. An hour later, around 4:30 am, I started feeling contractions. Thank goodness. Now I get to describe what labor feels like! Oh, goodie. If you’re like me, I was dying to know. At this stage, contractions felt like totally manageable waves of intense menstrual cramps. With some deep breaths I could talk and laugh through them. At 5:00 am Brad called the hospital to see what they wanted us to do, since my water had broken. I knew they’d tell us to come in; that was their policy. Sure enough, the nurse told Brad to get our things together and come in right away. Sigh. Okay. We took our time gathering our things and headed out the door at 6:30 am to go to the hospital. So much for laboring at home as long as possible. Little did I know, however, it was a blessing in disguise. If we’d waited longer, it would have been one ugly car ride, maybe one that involved the birthing of a baby. My body and Zelda were ready and raring to go. I’d imagined that the car ride to the hospital would be excruciating, thinking I’d be much further along in labor, but this was quite pleasant. Brad and I couldn’t contain our disbelief and excitement. We counted my contractions. We talked about, things. I can’t remember what, though, but I know there were things talked about. Probably involved the wonder of bringing a human into the world. I wasn’t in horrible pain. It was fun. I was having fun.Hilarious.
We arrived at the hospital around 7:00 am. The triage nurse greetedme.
“You been better?” she asked. “No, actually, I’m really excited,” I replied. I was. I’d always been as curious about labor and delivery as I’d been about pregnancy and motherhood, and now here I was; I was about to find out. The nurse gave me a smile like she knew what I was in for even if I didn’t. (She was right.) They admitted me ,and soon I had my own room with my own pair of awesome nurses and it sort of felt like I’d checked into a hotel. One of those weird ones that monitors your food and makes you do activities. My contractions, which at home were about 6 minutes apart, had already picked up to 2-3 minutes apart and it was only 10:00 am. Tips for mimicking a home birth while laboring in the hospital. Essential oil diffuser, speaker and playlists queued up, things that you can touch that feel like comfort. In my case I brought my sketch book, pencils, and Kindle. I knew I wouldn’t really want to draw or read, but having them there comforted me. Oh, and snacks. If the hospital’s policy is to not allow you to eat, ignore them. Sneak in snacks. I didn’t eat much, but a handful of cashews when my energy dipped was a lifesaver. Contractions got more intense as time passed quickly. They still felt like menstrual cramps, but with the added sensation that I was being squeezed around the lower abdomen by a belt that had been lit on fire. Still manageable though. I was able to walk around, lean against the wall, squat, and my favorite coping technique at this point was to essentially slow dance with my husband. I swayed to some new age music, leaned into him and vocalized. My Linklater voice training came in so handy at this point. Lots of deep, humm mumm mumm maaas. Thanks,Boston University.
Before you think my labor story sounds like a smug fairytale, don’t worry, I’m getting to the good stuff. The truth, though, was that everything up until this point really had been incredibly pleasant and manageable. The pain was indeed painful, but what I read was true, it triggered a steady rush of endorphins that made me feel a bit drunk onlove.
At noon everything changed. You know the library ghost in Ghostbusters? How she looks all peacefuland harmless?
To look at her you think, “Hey, ghosts aren’t so bad.” And then you get a little too close and she turns into this, and all hellbreaks loose.
Yeah, it was like that. It’s called Transition. I’d read about it. We learned about it in our childbirth prep class. Transition would be the time I’d want to give up, but it also meant I was so close to pushing that if I could manage my way through transition I could most likely make it through labor without intervention. It was all true. Still, nothing could have prepared me for that kind of pain. Nothing. Nuh. Thing. Let me take a step back. At about 11:30 am my contractions had gotten pretty intense and close together—about one minute apart, sometimes coming in double and triple waves. I was having a hard time catching my breath and apparently so was Zelda. Suddenly about six or seven doctors and nurses rushed into the room, prepping equipment and looking nervous. I was a bit out of it but I knew it wasn’t good. A calm but firm OB came up to me and Brad and told us that the baby’s heart rate had dropped and wasn’t coming back up like it should. They needed to see the heart rate come up immediately, so I had to get in bed and be put on oxygen and hooked up to all kinds of monitors. I wasn’t made nervous by the sudden frenzy. Either I knew that Zelda and I would work it out, or I was just too distracted by pain to clock the gravity of the situation. I got in bed like a good patient. They put a fetal monitor directly into the birth canal, the kind that screws into the baby’s skull. Poor baby. They gave me oxygen which actually was quite pleasant, and it seemed that in short order Zelda’s heart rate improved. The doctors cleared the room, but with strict orders that I’d have to stay in bed and could no longer move around at will. I feel strongly that this confinement increased the pain of transition. Perhaps more than any other time during labor, the transition phase is when it’s most crucial to be able to change position, get in the shower, lean on a birthing ball, whatever. But I was stuck in bed, laying on my side and doing whatever I could to survive the pain from that position. How can I describe it? At this point I can’t remember it, thank God, but I do remember my reaction to it. I remember feeling like I was being sawed in half. A cramp would start in my midsection and then radiate throughout my whole body until I was no longer in control, the contraction was in control. It was like every inch of my insides was being wringed like wet laundry. I had to scream. I wanted to throw up, not because I was nauseous but because it felt like whatever was inside of me was going to be squeezed out whether I liked it or not. I tried to breathe through it, vocalize through it, even kick my legs up in the air like I was in a Jazzercise class, (that’s actually pretty much the only thing that helped) but ultimately there was no match for this adversary. The contractions were kicking my butt. Physically I couldn’t quell the pain, so I tried to do so mentally. Sometimes I focused on the pain, intensely. Sometimes I tried to distract myself by focusing on something else. The most effective mental trick seemed to be to focus on it so intensely that eventually I began to disassociate the pain from myself. I remember repeating the mantra in my head, “I’m being sawed in half. It’s okay. I’m being sawed in half.” For some reason, it helped. Other images that came to mind at the time were the end of Braveheart when William Wallace is disemboweled. That felt about right. Also The Exorcist. I’m telling you guys, it was intense. It felt like, this cannot be a good thing. It felt like I was being broken—like I was going to die. My plan was to forego an epidural or any other drug. Brad and I had made a pact going into labor that if I asked for the epidural four times, he’d get the doctor to administer it, but before that he would try to talk me out of it by getting me to change position, giving me a massage, getting me in the shower, etc. Being confined to the bed, experiencing William Wallace torture pain? I begged for that epidural four times in quick succession. I knew that I was in transition, which meant that I knew I was close and should try to push through, but at the time the thought of surviving that pain for even ten minutes, one minute . . . I couldn’t do it. Let me rephrase that. I couldn’t imagine doing it, but doing it is exactly what Idid.
At this point my designated nurses had been called to another delivery. The hospital was experiencing an unprecedented number of deliveries all at once, and no it wasn’t a full moon, just an auspicious Thursday. So when I finally begged for the epidural for the fifth time, my mom went to find a nurse, and since mine were otherwise occupied a new nurse came into the room to help me. Her name was Chanelle, and she was not a human but an angel. Something about her just calmed me immediately. She was real with me. She said the anesthesiologist was giving someone else an epidural (all those deliveries) and wouldn’t be ready for me for at least thirty minutes. I wanted to die. She offered me analgesics (loopy drugs) but she was straight with me and said, “Look, I can give you these and they may help, but they may not. And they’re going to make you sleepy and your baby sleepy and you’ll still be in pain, but you’ll be sleepy.” I knew going in that I didn’t want analgesics, especially this late into labor, and thanks to her candor I did not cave. At this point I just wanted Chanelle to stay by my bedand hold my hand.
I asked her if she could check me again to see how close I was. She didn’t want to because my water had broken and they avoid going up there to decrease any risk of infection. But I desperately wanted to know how much longer I was to suffer. So I was sneaky. I asked her how we would know when it was time to push, and Chanelle said I would feel an overwhelming need. Like I couldn’t not push. I’d heard this from other women, but so far I only felt the need to push a little bit. It was certainly not overwhelming. I was desperate to move out of transition though, so I lied a little bit and said, “Yes! I need to push!” Chanelle agreed to check me when I said that, and sure enough I was fully dilated and effaced. I knew it. No need for an epidural. They cancelled the anesthesiologist. Thank you, Jesus! Chanelle went to tell my designated nurses that it was pushing time and in short order they were back in the room with me. Chanelle, I didn’t get to see you again after that except for a brief thank you in the hallway as they wheeled me to post-partum. If by some fluke you ever read this, you are the angel that got me through transition. Your candor and your warm, straightforward energy, saved me. Thank you! What can I say about pushing? It hurt but nothing like transition. I was so relieved to be out of that phase, like giddy relieved. I was talking again and even cracking jokes. I was glad to have an objective, something actionable to do besides just survive. It was nice to feel engaged, but yeah, it did hurt. The nurses had me push during contractions, which is the most effective thing to do but it’s quite uncomfortable. It felt to me as if I had a really bad bruise on my insides, and when I’d push it was as if someone was kneading into that bruise with all their might. Unpleasant, but manageable. Mostly it was exhausting. My God it was exhausting. I pushed for three hours! Most of my labor progressed really quickly, except for this part. I don’t think most women push for that long. Maybe the pain was preventing me from pushing as hard as I could have, or maybe I was just exhausted from transition, or maybe I was a little scared that I was about to meet my little human, but for whatever reason my body did not respond quickly to pushing her out. Three hours. I pushed in many different positions. On all fours. Squatting. All the positions I’d read about in Ina May to let gravity help get the baby out. Ironically, the most comfortable position really was on my back. So there you go. It’s not only for the convenience of the doctors. Brad, my mom, and the nurses were so encouraging and cheered me on as her little head made its way down the birth canal. At one point they got me a mirror so I could see her. Whoa. That was wild. First of all, because my lady parts did not look like my lady parts, and secondly because, whoa, there’s a human head. The mirror was cool, but I had them take it away because it actually messed with my mind. When I’d push, I thought I was making a lot of progress getting her out, but then I’d look in the mirror and still only see a tiny peek of her head and feel defeated. I preferred to close my eyes and envision her whole head popping out. And eventually it did! Despite my pleas for the nurse to grab her by her tuft of hair and yank her out, or get a little lasso around her tummy and pull, I was in fact the one that pushed her out. At about 3:30 pm the nurses brought in a table with a bunch of medical equipment and a bright light, and then the midwife walked in and I knew that meant I was close. The OB or midwife only shows up when it’s time to catch the baby, and my midwife was here! Hurray! About three rounds of pushing later and crowning was happening. The midwife abruptly told me to stop pushing because I was tearing, and then told me to cough. I coughed my baby out. Oh, and the whole tearing thing? I didn’t feel it, at all. In fact, pushing Zelda out was completely painless. Not sure if that was all the natural endorphins rushing through me, or my body just numbed itself, but I really didn’t feel it. No ring of fire, nothing but excitement and sweet relief and a fair amount of pressure. I coughed and coughed, and out pops her head. To get the rest of her out the midwife had me blow like I was blowing out birthday candles. The rest of her, shoulders and everything else, squirmed out and it felt super weird. Not painful, but not numb. I could really feel this living thing wriggling out of me, and it wasabsolutely amazing.
I was completely overwhelmed with relief as the midwife pulled her out and placed her on my chest. I moaned louder than any orgasm I’ve ever had, so I guess that’s why they say childbirth can be orgasmic. It’s really just overwhelming, mind-blowing, universe-expandingrelief.
And then there was this person on me, and my entire world shifted. They suctioned her nose and there was her first cry, like an entirely new sound had been invented in a split second. A new color that had never been seen before burst into existence. A new element for the table. My Zelda. My perfect baby. I held her to my chest and marveled at her pinkness, her warmth, the way she felt both stiff and squishy. Her hands. Those perfect hands. Nothing had ever been so perfect asthose hands.
I wept, and told my Mom how much I loved her, and told Brad how much I loved him, and how grateful I was for their help. They truly were amazing coaches. Brad, you are my rock and my foundation, and you have a future as a doula if you ever want a career change. I was in awe of you, but also knew the role would suit you like a glove. I kept saying to my mom, my husband, the nurses, God, whoever would listen, I cried over and over again how much I loved my baby. “I love her. I love her so much,” I said. I didn’t even see her face until several minutes later because of how she was placed on my chest for skin to skin. It didn’t matter. I didn’t need to see her face. I felt her warmth and the beat of her heart, and I knew everything about her instantly, and I loved her with enough power to create a newuniverse.
I caressed her back and sunk into the euphoria of the moment, smiling as the midwife stitched up my vagina. She kept trying to warn me about little pricks of pain here and there and I almost laughed. She could’ve done anything down there and I wouldn’t have felt a thing. One, because childbirth, and two because I was so drunk on love hormones and endorphins, I couldn’t feel pain if I wanted to. Zelda is now three months old, and every day I get to know her a little bit better, all the while grappling with the paradox that I knew her all along. There is such a thing as love at first sight. And first smell. And first touch. I am a warrior, and I have been charged with protecting a most precious soul. I will stay at my post no matter the circumstances. My life now has purpose, for what can be more purposeful than complete and perfect love? My baby is in the world now. Zelda, whom I loved instantly. This entry was posted on September 19, 2018, in Uncategorized. 5 Comments
NO ORDINARY KIND OF LOVEMar1
I did an interview recently for the local SCBWI blog, Kite Tales, and one of the questions was, “When did you first feel like you were a writer?” My first reaction was, I don’t feel like a writer. I don’t, for practical reasons. I’m not published or even represented. Also for emotional reasons. Who the heck am I? I can’t write. I’m playing make believe. This is all a grand exercise indelusion.
I let that weed of a knee-jerk reaction subside and really considered the question. Supposing I did have flashes of feeling like a writer, and I do, when did those begin, and sparked by what? The answer? I felt like a writer over the course of writing this blog. What a horrible answer, but there it is. A blog. Woof, such a cliche. Amiright? I don’t write this blog for readership; I never have. If that were my intent, I promise you I know enough about marketing to know that I’d go about it differently. I don’t write this blog for attention, or to get discovered, or picked up, or anything really. I don’t write it for anything. Except, just, to write. To work out who I am as a writer. To experiment with putting words together. To wrestle with words. It’s a blog, it’s social media, but it’s intimate. Because I don’t care if you like it, or comment on it, or share it, or ever read it at all. It’s public enough that I’m accountable to how I put the words together, but private enough that I don’t feel prey to anyone’s scrutiny or validation. I love this blog, and it has made me feel like a writer. This year I need more of that. And I need it to be next level. An agent, a sold manuscript, an award in a writing contest. Something. Something else from somewhere outside my own fingers, something from the cosmos that hears my call and responds, “Yes, okay, you are awriter.”
The older I get, the more I realize that quiet was what I was always meant to be. My ego has longed for fame, fortune, acclaim, praise—all on the highest level, and yet my actions have led me to a small, quiet life with a wonderful partner, a pair of cats, a tiny apartment by the sea, an office job, and all the accouterments of standard, out-of-the-box happiness. Nothing too extraordinary, or revolutionary, but as singular as a snowflake to me. As quiet as one too. My ego wanted one thing, but my heart took me to another. Peculiar. Does the heart just win? Am I equivocating? Trying to console myself for being in my mid-thirties, still in debt, still unknown and working in an office? Maybe. I honestly don’t know the answer to that because if my life were a bit more exclusive, maybe I’d be happy with that too. I don’t know. The only thing I do know is that I wouldn’t take away a single thing today that makes me happy in order to obtain the extravagance about which my ego is so curious. I wouldn’t trade the great love I have, my sweet cats, my family, or the little babygrowing inside me.
Oh yeah, I’m expecting. Probably nothing exemplifies the paradox of wonder as it relates to my ordinary life, better than my pregnancy. I am growing a human being. She’s the only one of her kind. I am doing something that millions of women around the world are doing, and billions of women since time immemorial. It is, arguably, the most mundane thing anyone could possibly do, from a statistical standpoint. And yet, why does it feel like I’ve won a Pulitzer? How does it feel like I’m the first woman on the moon? It’s like I’m spinning a new universe from scratch when all I’m really doing is something that most women will do at some point in their lifetimes. It is, at once, the most ordinary and extraordinary thing in the world. That’s my life. An extraordinary, ordinary life. Even that’s a cliche. There’s nothing special. There’s nothing singular. And yet, it feels as though these cliches have something in common with walking on the moon. Growing humans. Loving someone. Writing. Making alife.
Acts of creation?
My ego wants to be the only one. The only one who gets told I’m great, I’m special, I’m beautiful, I’m known. But something else, something that’s not my ego, knows that just as much magic can exist in a small version of greatness. The outcome may look different. The compensation almost certainly will. The core is the same. All acts of creation are singular, no matter how small, or prolific amonghumanity.
Don’t mistake my introspection for complacency. I am ambitious. I want to be on the New York Times Bestseller list. I want to win a Newbery. I want one of my books to be made into a movie and have a chair on set that’s always saved for me. These are not quiet ambitions. I know that. I also know that achieving them will not make me any happier than I feel on a Friday night, coming home to my husband, eating spaghetti, watching Netflix and feeling my baby kick me from the inside. I know it. One day I’ll accept my Newbery Medal and I’ll say to my daughter, this award means the world to me, but you were my world first. I’ll say to my husband, this award brings me joy, but I only know joy because of you. I’ll say to my cats, you are little stinkers and neener-neener, I got a medal. I won’t talk to my cats about it. They don’t care. But they make me happy. If I never actually get that medal, or that spot on the NY Times list, at least I know what it feels like to win. To be the luckiest woman in the world. Happiness. Its potency doesn’t increase with scale. It’s in the sun, and a grain of sand. The same amount. And love. Singular, unique, exclusive, magical, love. A fertile soil where all creation begins, and blossoms an extraordinary garden. What’s more ordinary than a flower? They grow all over the world. But they always make you pause, don’t they? Pause, and wonder. This entry was posted on March 1, 2018, in Just my Thoughts, Writing
and tagged amwriting, family
, happiness
, love
, Newbery Medal
, pregnancy
, wellness
, writing
. 3 Comments
THE HALLOWEEN STORY
Sep20
Last weekend I finished editing the fourth draft of my novel. Which means two things. One, I don’t want to look at it anymore. And two, that’s good because it needs to cook for a while. I need at least a month between drafts to let the yeast rise—or fall, depending on how badly the revision went. In between drafts of the novel I usually focus on my picture books. This week I re-read some of the manuscripts I’ve been working on this year. A few months ago I thought they were great. I read them again a few days ago and became transfixed with my own mediocrity. I thought the sudden wave of self-loathing would zap me of all creative ambition, but the opposite happened. I became possessed. Perhaps because I’m a glutton for punishment, I went to my bookshelf and pulled out This is Not My Hat. I wanted to read something by someone who actually had talent and knew what they were doing. Again, if removed from this situation and asked to bet on my reaction, I would have bet that reading Jon Klassen in my current state would have sent me into a pity spiral, knowing I’d never be able to write anything as good, funny, or original. But no, I opened my computer and vomited two new picture books onto the screen. Then I revised an older one. Then the next day I wrote one more. I think they’re pretty good. Don’t worry, in a month or two I’ll think they’re total spit wads. They probably are; I don’t know. It’s mid-September now, which means I’ve been in Halloween mode for two weeks already. I can never get enough. Bring on the pumpkins. Bring on the scary movies. Bring on the chill in the air. The decorations. The costumes. Monster Mash and Thriller on repeat. Bring.It. On.
What I’ve really always wanted to write was a Halloween book, but an idea eludes me. Let me preface that by saying that I don’t normally have blocks on ideas for picture books. Perhaps that well will run dry one day, knock on wood, but I currently have a list at least twenty ideas long that I haven’t even touched. Not a spooky one in thebunch.
I think I want it too much. I love it too much, maybe? I don’t get it. This morning I sat down and simply started to write down the things I loved about Halloween. That has turned into a decent poem, which could be a rhyming picture book. Who knows, maybe it will one day see the light of day, but my intention was to write something in prose. Something with a beginning, middle, and end. That, I stillcan’t do.
I have cherished memories of reading “scary” books in my childhood. I devoured everything from The Berenstain Bears (well, it was Berenstein in my universe),
to Goosebumps, to Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Stephen Gammell’s illustrations still haunt me in the absolute best way. Can you believe they allowed this in a kids book? I could actually draw a direct line from my current love of writing back to my childhood love of reading scary books. I would have thought I was destined to write kids horror, but I just can’t get it out of me. It feels stuck. Like I can actually feel it, in my stomach, a bigstuck thing.
What do you do when you have a creative block? How do you get unstuck? Oh and Happy Halloween. This entry was posted on September 20, 2017, in Writingand tagged
Berenstain Bears ,
Goosebumps , Halloween, picture books
, Scary Stories
, writing
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IN THE EYE OF THE HURRICANEAug11
I know a staggering number of successful people. I often can’t believe it, like, is this normal? I don’t think so. And they’re all people I grew up with in one way or another, meaning I knew them at the beginning of their journeys and have watched their success unfold. High school, college, or right after college. I won’t drop names; that’s not what this is about. I’m not here to brag; I’m here to marvel. It’s just insane. Movie stars. Plural. Broadway stars. Yeah, plural. Novelists. TV stars. Directors. Designers. Comedians. Screenwriters. All plural. I’ve managed to narrow down a few reasons for this. The first is the potent creative energy of Sacramento circa the turning of the century (it probably continues to this day but I haven’t lived there for many years so I can’t speak to it). Lots of folks from my little theatre community in my little town have gone on to much commercial success. I can’t really explain why our fair city turns out so much talent, except to say that Sacramento is awesome. As a city it is, for the most part, free from industry pressure, which creates a fertile environment for growing creative wings—the only pressure being the desire to one day go out and spread them. The second reason I can explain. I went to a prestigious conservatory for undergrad. Notable grads include Julianne Moore, Alfre Woodard, Geena Davis, Uzo Aduba, Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Alexander, Marissa Tomei. Lots more. The odds that someone from my class or a surrounding class would go on to join this list was always high. The time has come, and now that’s happening, and again I marvel. The third reason is living in L.A. If you live here long enough and have even a peripheral relationship to the industry, and you’re not a jerk, you will eventually either become or befriend greatness. I’m not jealous. Merp. Sniff. Sigh. No really, I’m not. No seriously, I’m not. I’m amazed. I’m proud. I don’t know if it’s normal for a little gal like me to be surrounded by so much greatness. I stand here, still, as all this creative success swirls around me. My jaw drops and I’m smiling, and yes I fluff my feathers a little bit that I happen to know these people. But I’m so still. I’m watching it all happen around me, and I don’t seem to move. In the eye of a hurricaneThere is quiet
For just a moment
A yellow sky.
I wonder what’s coming for me? Will I continue to walk along in the middle of the storm, quietly, admiring its madness from my calm seat in the center? Will I be pulled in at some point? Sometimes I dip a toe in to see what it feels like. Sometimes it feels good, and sometimes it feels overwhelming. It does look like fun, though. One helluva storm. I like rain. Will I be pulled in or will I have to jump? It’s not my style, jumping into things. I wait for windows. I tiptoe in and let the wind help. Then I fly. That always works outbetter for me.
I’ll keep sitting here, amazed, and I’ll keep writing. It’s a really very nice place to write, in the eye of a hurricane. Quiet. A yellow sky. One of these days, when the winds are right, I’ll writemy way out.
This entry was posted on August 11, 2017, in Art Stuffs, Just my Thoughts
, Writing
and tagged Broadway
, creativity
, Hamilton
, Hollywood
, Sacramento
, success
, writing
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THE PIXAR LIST
May9
Reactions to my Disney movie rankings surprised and delighted me. I was glad to see so much love for Pocahontas in your responses. I thought that might be an outlier, especially since it’s so historically inaccurate. But if you look at the film as a work of pure fiction and not historical fiction, it truly is one of the most beautiful animated films Disney has made—I think. I do hope, if nothing else, that my list has compelled one or two of you to give Brother Bear a chance. I had so much fun ranking the Disney animated features, I simply couldn’t stop there. So here it is; behold the Pixar list. I wonder if perhaps we’ll find our lists match up more closely here. There seems to be a bit more consensus on the quality of Pixar’s canon, but who knows, I think some things may surprise you. PS, word of warning, just thinking about Toy Story 3 has caused me to start crying at my desk, so if you’re not comfortable crying at work, maybe stop now and read later. You know how Pixar gets you.* Up
* WALL-E
* Toy Story 3
* A Bug’s Life
* Monsters, Inc.
* Inside Out
* Finding Nemo
* Toy Story
* The Incredibles
* Ratatouille
* Finding Dory
* Toy Story 2
* Brave
* Cars
I have not seen:
* Cars 2
* Monsters University* The Good Dinosaur
This entry was posted on May 9, 2017, in Just my Thoughtsand tagged
Disney , favorites
, lists
, movies
, Pixar
, Toy Story
, Up
, Wall-E
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