Thought Salad

Tag: word of the day

  • Everyday holiday 

    My first full day off work, No calls, No paperwork. I can’t remember the last time that happened,  and feel vaguely confused that it did today. I walked to the corner Starbucks and accidentally got the full sugar peppermint mocha, along with gingerbread, egg and cheese sandwiches and cranberry bliss bars.  A seventy dollar smorgasbord and…

  • Little big things 

    Another Saturday spent on the road and working. Learning to be better, to understand more,  to improve, always. And when I returned to the house we are staying at, I was greeted with excitement.  I planned a fun afternoon of park then bath and hot chocolate. All the things small children love in one day. …

  • Lack of sleep and learning 

    There doesn’t seem to be a set amount of coffee that will work for a bad nights sleep, unfortunately.Trying to get three wired kids to bed in a new environment is a challenge,  but when you’re already sleep deprived it’s even more irritating. Finally by 11 pm they stopped making noise, which was nice. But…

  • Nano and go!

    November 1st is a day like any other day, unless you happen to be a writer.  Aspiring or acclaimed, writers around the world join together in a common goal- to crush the inner editor, and just write. Forget about the commas and the spelling, forget that your idea has holes big enough to drive a…

  • October 31st

    Halloween has always been my favorite holiday.  While not as full of family and love as most of the other ones I enjoy throughout the year, it is hands down the most fun. What other time of the year can people dress as they aren’t?  Go and take candy from strangers? Roam the streets in…

  • Matt’s lullaby

    Fluff the pillow,  and smooth out the sheets. Pull back the covers, Toothbrush away the sweets Night time is here, my soft little one, We’ll enjoy tomorrow, But now is bedtime for the sun. I’ll tuck you in, and give you a million kisses I’ll read you a story of colourful fishes. Turn out the…

  • Gratitude 

    Today’s word is gratitude. It’s funny, because I think about this concept often.  I’d like to say I think about being grateful everyday, but I’m far from a saint.  Some days I feel bitter and evil inside, and wish people would just go away and leave me alone. In fact, I still sometimes feel like…

  • One clock to rule

    My life is a list, one thousand things long, each as important as the next  Paralyzed at times with the decision of which item to do first  when they all need to get done at once. So,  some get done,  and more get added. But time runs short, and the list grows, swelling by the…

  • Friday night movies

    I watch as the big orange sky fades to dull grey, listening to the sounds of my children playing in their room. Constant negotiations, laughter and tears, a dog in the middle of all the action, searching for stray popcorn. Tonight was to be our “family movie night with popcorn treat.”  But apparently, they had more…

  • Vertigo 

    The world is spinning right now, a surreal Dali Dance with Picasso points near and far. It arrived gently with a feeling of floating before it progressed abruptly to dizziness, made no better or worse with the movement of my head. I wracked my brain, trying to pinpoint a trigger and gave up. The same…