Life Archives - Page 89 of 89 - Green Acres Meets Paris

My “One For Someone Else”

February 1, 2012 No Comments

The Art of Thank You Notes / www.vanessahwood.com

In one of my first blogs of the year, I decided to do one special thing for myself every month and one special thing for someone else every month. My “one for me” in January was joining the local Writer’s Guild. My “one for someone else” is close to my heart because it involved helping one of my former college roommates, Rachel. The second week in January, Rachel and her husband, Scott, sent out an email to their friends detailing their plans to adopt a young 13-year-old Ukranian girl. I kept it in my inbox because it spoke to my heart. They met […]

Life

The Month of Letters Challenge

January 31, 2012 No Comments

Month of Letters Participant badge / www.vanessahwood.com

Call me “old fashioned”, but there’s something about snail mail that excites me! I love opening up the mailbox and finding a handwritten envelope with a card or even a letter in it! It’s definitely “old school” and most people prefer the quicker method of communication – email. Handwritten letters and cards, sent through the mail, convey a sense of intimacy. I think it provides a sort of connection that email cannot. You, the reader, can see the pen strokes in each word, in each letter. It’s personal. Letter-writing takes time and patience. Even picking out just the right card […]

Life

New hairstyle, new me?

January 13, 2012 No Comments

“I think that the most important thing a woman can have – next to talent, of course – is her hairdresser.” – Joan Crawford Every few months, I get a bee in my bonnet and I think about getting a new hairstyle. The problems with that are (1) I have naturally curly hair that does not want to be straight, (2) I don’t have the side-profile for short hair, and (3) I am totally afraid of getting my hair cut short (again). But would a new hairstyle make me feel like a “new me?” Over the years, I’ve had bangs, […]

Life

One for me, one for you…

January 5, 2012 No Comments

January 5, 2012 Tonight’s the night! I will be attending my first writer’s guild meeting. Not only that, but I’ll be joining the writer’s guild! I’ve printed off my membership form and have my dues ready to hand in tonight! This is my “me” thing for the month of January! I also got in touch with a friend about my volunteering for Random Acts of Flowers. It’s a “non-profit charity whose volunteers collect flowers from weddings, memorial services, florists, special events, grocery stores and churches – and repurpose them into beautiful bouquets for delivery to patients in area hospitals, nursing […]