My January #StreamTeam Post Greetings, fellow Netflix fans! I'm trying something different this month, because for some reason I've been a bit too...preoccupied to watch all my shows. Forgive me, great Netflix execs! And it's not like I haven't wanted to, either, because how cool is this? As a certified member of the #StreamTeam, I have … [Read more...]
On Giving Thanks for the Gilmore Girls: my Netflix in November Review
Posted, as is this procrastinator’s way, on the FIRST day of December because...you know...the holidays. Do you ever feel like the end of November is just one big appetizer for the whirlwind we call "The Holidays"? It's good to pace yourself, I'm finding. It's good to slow down. It's good to take breaks and watch shows on … [Read more...]
Is there Room on your Broom?
A Mini-Meditation on How to Have... It is Saturday evening as I type this. My children are hopped up on plenty of sugar, having gone to an All Saints' party hosted by People of Praise. "Sticked up," was the phrase my 3-year-old used, meaning...I think...sticky from ingesting an excess of candy. 'Tis the season to be sticked up. 'Tis very … [Read more...]
A Simple Woman’s Daybook
For Today... I am trying to live my life one day at a time. I was a little—okay, a lot discouraged last night because of missing my family and wanting to be there at this time of transition. (My mom's been moved into a nursing home.) I went to bed sad but woke up hopeful. That has to be grace, don't you think? Outside my … [Read more...]
Habits, Hope and Classroom Help: Part II
Or: How to Choose When You Feel Buried Prologue: I had the best of intentions for this 3-part series, as in, posting more frequently than every three weeks! Hopefully you'll forgive me after reading this post, and understand that while I really love to blog, sometimes I must choose other things. Because... "How to Choose" is a big theme … [Read more...]
On the Feast of her Queenship: a Habits Overhaul
I have had a perfectly wonderful 3-week break from blogging. I do not say "a perfectly peaceful" 3-week break, because our family room still looks like this: And I still have a 3-year-old whose idea of fun is this: And finally, I need to add to all the above the fact that our washing machine has been broken for the past month and … [Read more...]
My #StreamTeam Review for the Month of June
Alternately Titled: How to Survive in Trying Times Yes, I'm a month behind (AGAIN) in posting my Netflix #StreamTeam review. Why? Because I have a love/hate relationship with my Netflix app and I'm either all-in or avoiding movies, depending on the day...my mood...and recent acts of senseless violence. In other words, I overthink … [Read more...]
A Trip to India…to France…to Jail.
My #StreamTeam Post for the Month of May Alternately Titled: There's an ep for that! Let's talk about traveling on a budget. Let's go to India. Let's have fun. Let's love. Guys, I just watched two movies via Netflix and really truly loved them both. Coincidentally (or not), they were both about the Indian … [Read more...]
April Netflix #StreamTeam Review
The “11th Hour” Edition Seriously. It's my April review and I'm writing it on April 30th? I have no shame, clearly, but don't want to tick off the good folks at headquarters, who keep sending me courteous but insistent emails. "Have we somehow missed your post?" No, you haven't missed my post, because I'm a great big blogging loser, and … [Read more...]
Our “It’s Spring!” Screens chez Minnesota Me
I.e. What this #StreamTeam family has been watching on Netflix, even though it’s Lent and we should be screen-free. “Keeping It Real” Disclosure: I’m a member of the Netflix #StreamTeam which means that they pay for our streaming service in exchange for these monthly reviews. All opinions, however, are my own. The truth: In a perfect … [Read more...]
