A day in the life

from the brain of sarah

  • Daily Prompt: Saintly

    via Daily Prompt: Saintly Two parts of me, they don’t agree. saintly sinner practical poet miserly spendthrift Peace loving warrior princess outdoor adventurer couch potato logical dreamer social butterfly reclusive hermit many interests little talent these things play tug of war neither one winning leaving me in static passivity Read more

  • change

    change it can be strange nothing staying the same it’s not a game there’s no shame no one to blame life goes up in smoke try not to choke on the ashes of the past Read more

  • Later that day…

    The work out began.  It started off ok.  But soon she was wheezing, and having a hard time even keeping up with Kat, the overweight team member who had to modify the work out.  Half way through the work out, she was gasping for air, got dizzy, and felt like she was going to puke.… Read more

  • fixing it

    The box came yesterday.  She carefully pulled everything out.  She rinsed the containers and labeled them.  She calculated her caloric intake and was surprised by how much she would be eating.  She read the instructions.  How am I going to work out EVERY day?  She wondered.  I’ll try.  She decided. She then went to a… Read more

  • Elastic

    via Daily Prompt: Elastic Elastic is one of those inventions that you don’t know how much you appreciate until it’s gone (ahem). I could learn a lot from elastic. It’s humble and doesn’t grumble about the “things” it’s asked to hold up. It stretches without getting bent out of shape. It gives. It supports. It… Read more

  • Yesterday

    Yesterday I went to the funeral of a man from our church.  He was 86.  I listened to his family talk about him and it reminded me of my own father’s funeral and what was said about him.  I was challenged at this man’s funeral, as I was at my own Dad’s funeral to do… Read more

  • Time Flies

    I thought I’d share some of my kitchen updating adventures since it’s been a while since I posted last.  I didn’t realize it had been SEVEN MONTHS since I’d posted anything.  I promise, there has been activity in my brain… Seven months ago I had a hysterectomy.  I enjoyed six weeks off of work and… Read more

  • Hangry

    It’s almost 3pm. I’m feeling a teensy bit irritated because since noon I’ve been on a “clear liquid diet”  which is code for water, basically. Human nature being what it is, I (of course) want food. French dip sandwich? Yes, please. Bowl of ice cream? Sure! Surgery tomorrow. It’s interesting to be on the patient… Read more

  • My Mother

    This morning I got up early to drive my mother to the airport.  Despite my admitted “home-sickness” for California, I opted to fly her out here on my vacation so the whole family (except our 2nd born who is still on the other side of the world) could enjoy her company and so she could… Read more

  • That ONE thing…

    She sells sea shells by the sea shore… How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? Rubber baby buggy bumpers Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, a peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where’s the peck of pickled… Read more