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Today is the Day – Go Check Out GLORIFY
| February 14, 2013 | Posted by Issa under Uncategorized |
That’s right folks. I hope to be busy today making sure things run smoothly at GLORIFY, a new fat acceptance website. Please drop in, comment on some posts, say hi in the forums. See you there! Keep Reading
Thank You!
| November 23, 2012 | Posted by Issa under Uncategorized |
I never know what to say about holidays since I don’t really appreciate or celebrate them. Yesterday, Joshua shared this on G+, and I thought it was the sweetest thing and wanted to share it with you: In the spirit of today, I’d like to tell you that Dylan’s current favorite word is “Thank You.” He says thank you when you give him something. He says thank you when he gives you something. He says… Keep Reading
Compassion for Every Perspective
| August 13, 2012 | Posted by Issa under Uncategorized |
(Image credit) In each interpersonal interaction, every person involved has a meaningful perspective deserving of compassion. One of the most valuable insights I got from learning about Nonviolent Communication is that all people at all times are doing their best to meet their needs. This doesn’t mean their actions are always graceful or kind. It doesn’t mean that it’s always easy for the outside observer to tell what needs are being met. It doesn’t mean… Keep Reading
Sunday Snippets with Breasts and Duck Sex
| July 22, 2012 | Posted by Issa under Uncategorized |
Snippets from my life from the last week or so: I think breastfeeding must make me sleepy. I’ll have all kinds of plans for what I want to do while Dylan naps, but then I sit down to nurse him to sleep… and he drifts off… and I drift off. It’s sort of frustrating but also really gentle and sweet. A grilled cheese sandwich and a glass of chocolate milk is the best midnight snack… Keep Reading
Maybe Someday I’ll Be An Old Farmer
| April 26, 2012 | Posted by Issa under Uncategorized |
Maybe someday I’ll be an old farmer… and an old writer. In the meantime, I’ve got my little homestead, and I write in fits and starts, but I never slow down on reading. I read every post by Gene Logsdon, an old farmer and old writer. It doesn’t surprise me that my attitudes about the land line up with those of an old timer. It does surprise me when this 80 year old man seems… Keep Reading
Spring 2012: Sheep
| March 18, 2012 | Posted by Issa under Uncategorized |
Spring has sprung! No doubt about it. Once again, The Wallow is awash in babies and to-do lists that grow with the lengthening days. This week I’ve planned a few posts to tally up where we’re starting from this spring. First up, sheep! We’ve had sheep for right at a year now. We originally bought a ram (Buck), two ewes (Big Mama and Mary), and the ewes’ babies, a ram lamb (Jake) and a ewe… Keep Reading
The Things I Couldn’t Say At Blissdom
| March 7, 2012 | Posted by Issa under Uncategorized |
I talked to a gazillion people at Blissdom. Many of the conversations were very similar, since people asked similar questions of me and said similar things about themselves. You know I’m kind of outspoken. Rude, sometimes. Brash. So it was pretty interesting to me to discover two things that I had trouble saying. One was “fat acceptance.” People asked me what I blogged about. The first few times I said, “Parenting, homesteading, and fat acceptance,”… Keep Reading
Donate to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
| March 5, 2012 | Posted by Issa under Uncategorized |
When Dylan was born, I found out about Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, an awesome program available to all children in our area. The program is simple: every month from birth to age five, the child receives a book in the mail. The program is open to kids of all incomes, and the books are tailored to the age of the child. Dylan has been getting a board book every month since he was born and will continue… Keep Reading
Crushing
| January 31, 2012 | Posted by Issa under Uncategorized |
I have goals and plans and things that I want to do with my time and my life. And I also have… whatever it is that is “wrong” with me. Depression? Anxiety? I have days like today where I struggle to think, struggle to exist. I don’t want to talk to anyone, I don’t want to do anything. I want to quit everything, to turn it all off, to cancel all my plans, to run… Keep Reading
Cousins
| November 24, 2011 | Posted by Issa under Uncategorized |
Visiting with my family last weekend reminded me of an old favorite topic of mine, which is the classification of different relatives. Many people get confused by the way we label cousins. Is she your first cousin twice removed or your second cousin once removed? “Cousin” just means a blood relative or someone you share an ancestor with. Some positions have more specific names, of course, like those of your parents and children. A lot… Keep Reading
