Ah, marketing. I have a love/hate relationship with that word. It’s a concept I tend to *get*, in that I recognize when it’s done well, but I’ve been very slow to start engaging in it. Mostly because it makes me feel like a bit of a tool. But I guess if anyone else thinks that, … More Marketing

To-do list for this week: -Read three books (George Marsden’s Fundamentalism and American Culture, Steven Harmon’s Ecumenism is for You Too, and portions of Hans Urs Von Balthazar’s Mysterium Paschale) -Write two reflections for Global Anglicanism -Take long walks on the beach -Experience Jacuzzi bath (none of the above books allowed) -Research PhD programs -Collect … More Task-Oriented

I am so not ready for spring. I’ve gotten used to long winters. After years of a very mild case of the SADs, I have a strategy to get through them. I milk fall for all that it’s worth, and do my best to do some picking and canning and freezing. The holiday season gets … More Surprised by Spring

I’ve always wanted to learn quilting. It’s a beautiful American tradition, with powerful preservation of community and culture built right into the process. One day I will learn how. I am held up, however, by an important hang-up. I hate sewing. This seems like it might get in the way. It might also be a … More Three Cotton Pleats

There is no way that you think I am deep and thoughtful all the time. But in case you were fooled, let me reassure you with some arbitrary content from the depths of my end-of-semester, pre-Christmas stupor. 1. Do you know what these are going to be? I bet you can’t guess. They look right … More Random at Wednesday’s End

I’ve got it bad. It’s rainy and miserable outside, and has been for days. I’ve finished the knitting for three (3) of the fifteen (15) Christmas projects still to go (the finishing is another matter entirely), and a couple of those projects are making their way toward the chopping block as time progresses. I have … More Sweaterlust

Turkey Day was all as it should be, from introducing the oldest nephew to the joys of squishing stuffing, to cuddling thecruising twins. But Black Friday is a holiday all to itself. I like me a Black Friday adventure. Jared got me into it, back before we were dating, when I was still in full-fledged … More Up-To-The-Minute Traditions

It’s thanksgiving morning at the Osborn household, and my sister in law is doing witchcraft over the stove. Can it possibly be legal to produce something that is a cinnamon roll and a pancake at the same time without arcane magicks?! I think not. You have a mental list when you travel, right? The last-minute … More Influence

Here is a thing I never thought would happen: me participating in an art show. Let alone an art show that was also a fashion show. Rewind to two Fridays ago, 11/11. Fellow student and former fashion designer Renee had approached me months previous about doing some living art stuff at Uncommon Grounds Cafe, contributing … More Art & Fashion