Life in Every Limb

Standing outside the Fire

by | Sep 5, 2012 | FIRE

I’ve written this post in my head dozens of times, each one different.  It’s an anniversary, and I knew I should–that I wanted to, NEEDED to–commemorate it in some way.  But should I talk about what I’ve learned?  The good things it...

Thank Heaven for Little Girls

by | Jun 7, 2012 | FIRE, Gratitude, home decor

I love sharing pictures of my new house with you and I hope you like seeing how far we’ve come since September.  The reason these postings are few and far between is that the rooms have to be clean before I photograph them (got to keep it Pinterest safe!)....
The Future Is in Her Hands

The Future Is in Her Hands

by | Apr 25, 2012 | FIRE, Parenting, Spring Hill

I recently wrote about how cool it is when your kid is good at something that you aren’t able to do at all.  But how about when your kid is BETTER than you at something you are pretty good at? 🙂 My family are writers from way back.  My mother has a journalism...

A Breath of Smoke and Ashes

by | Apr 19, 2012 | FIRE

It’s there every time I go into the garage.  The smell of fire.  It’s there, and then I’m here: That’s not a place I really like to be, figuratively or otherwise.  In fact, it’s become a bit of a thing:  I don’t drive down that part...

Red Red Red

by | Mar 21, 2012 | FIRE, home decor, Uncategorized

In my pre-fire life, I used to think about redecorating my kitchen.  Apparently some people actually do that kind of thing, but in a single-income seven-member family, you replace things when they break with whatever you can afford–you don’t...

Sanctuary

by | Mar 8, 2012 | Deep Thoughts, FIRE, Uncategorized

When I was eleven my family moved to a new house. It was a split level, and I had the basement bedroom. I had a three yellow walls, one wall with yellow roses, and wall-to-wall spring green carpet under my French Provincial 1970s bedroom suite, complete with canopy...
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