Tag: bloom
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When Faking It Doesn’t Work
Well, I *thought* I’d avoided the worst of the later winter crud – I had not. Yes, the fever broke and I took a few days to recover some strength then I went back to work at full steam. Because of course I did. I’m Very Important, don’t you know. Sigh. I am an educated Diva,…
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Bloom 5 – Unplugging
After a tumultuous week at the day job, I’m on break for a few days. If you’ve been reading Splendor for any length of time at all, you know that I’m a big proponent of the necessity of breaks. I think Americans would greatly benefit from flipping the order of “work/life balance” to put the important…
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Bloom 4 – Enough
Right now, I’m taking a break from worrying about the weather. You see, in my part of North Carolina, we’re nestled against the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, which provide us with (among other things, including all sorts of spooky goings-on that fully rational people don’t necessarily believe, but certainly respect) a certain amount of shelter…