I’ve never liked shopping. I know it’s very anti-girlie of me, but picking out clothes and trying on new outfits is not my idea of a fun time. I’d rather be reading, climbing, napping, or possibly getting my teeth drilled. I don’t pay much attention to fashion. I dress for comfort rather than style.
When I read about the Uniform Project a week or so ago, I was intrigued. Wearing one versatile dress every day for a year? Something that’s comfortable and can be dressed up or down as the occasion dictates? Sounds good to me. That the project was an [...]
While I’m in the process of moving my things — and my life — from my condo into Mike’s house, I’m still navigating the controlled chaos of living in two different places. I’ve been splitting my time between our respective residences for about a year-and-a-half now, maintaining my own living and office space in my condo while spending most weekends with Mike.
My critters are now housed at Mike’s, which makes things easier (especially in terms of putting my residence on the market), though I miss having my kitties and dog to keep me company in the condo. There’s an emptiness [...]
Are you living the life you want?
This isn’t a sales pitch or an inspirational speech, just something I’ve been thinking about lately. Someone close to me commented recently that he “hates” his life right now, so I imagine I’m not the only one pondering what could be different. Whether it’s a milestone like graduation or middle age, or external realities like the craptacular economy, many of us are at least tempted to take a close look at our lives and imagine, What if…?
An unlived life is a kind of hell.
– Barbara Sher, I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew [...]
Nor have I been abducted by Pastafarian freedom fighters.
I apologize for falling silent of late. I’m embracing big change in my life right now — including coming (this very weekend) to the end of my three-year process of converting to Judaism, while simultaneously moving in with Mike. There are also some less-than-stellar realities that I’m having to come to terms with.
The end result is that stress is high and time is short.
Once I’m no longer splitting my time between two homes and offices — technically three offices, if you count the Oregon News Incubator space, though I admit I’ve [...]
At long last, www.Jennifer-Willis.com is not just a redirect to my www.Ravenwald.com. website, which has been up since June 21 2001.
The content on this site is current being built. It’s going to take a while to transfer everything over from RWS, and to consolidate my blogs — thoughts from the spiral, a reader muses and The Green Soul Guide — here as well, but it is happening.
Thanks for visiting! Check back soon for additional content and updates — or just hit “refresh.”
There are some strange things I’ve seen since moving to Portland.
In an earlier blog, I mentioned watching two guys at a coffee shop test flame-retardant gloves by trying to set each other’s hands on fire. Last week, as I was walking home from the library, I saw a young man — dressed head-to-toe in canary yellow — popping and locking as he waited for the light to change so he could cross the street.
Pop and lock — also know as the Campbell-Lock — is the dance that Rerun (Fred Berry) was famous for doing in the television sitcom, “What’s [...]
Speaking of having a name that’s not uncommon…. I got a call this morning from a guy named Marty. I have a friend named Marty, but this was someone else, with a rather pronounced Minnesotan/Ontario accent.
Although I couldn’t place him, he insisted that he knows me. He told me that he’s Gwen’s fiancé, and that I know her from working with Hobie (sp?). I told him it wasn’t ringing a bell. I don’t know anyone named Gwen, nor Hobie.
“Oh, sure. We’ve been over to your house a few times.” No, I’m pretty sure you haven’t been.
“You know Hobie?” [...]
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