by ::::kbs | Dec 22, 2010 | Reflections
Unlike a lot of people here in the U.S., I don’t get very stressed about Christmas. For one thing, if you come from a very small family most of whom are dead, then you don’t really feel the familial pressure of gift giving, cards, parties, traveling, etc. For another,...
by ::::kbs | Dec 18, 2010 | Recommendations
REC Saturday: Auntie Mame Quite by accident, a reconnected with a dear lost friend and when I went to friend her on FaceBook, I realized that we both had the SAME Auntie Mame quote in our profile: “Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death!” (We...
by ::::kbs | Dec 13, 2010 | Reflections
It’s not that my (small, scattered) family has financially and emotionally helped support me through this very challenging year that surprises me; no, what floors me is that they want to. Historically I’ve thought of myself as The Caretaker, a role that became very...
by ::::kbs | Dec 11, 2010 | Recommendations
This is going to be a short rec, because there isn’t much I can say about Ash’s moving and inspirational “life story” post, The 67 Emotions of Online Success: My Story. I relate to much of her story, which involves the death of her mother when...
by ::::kbs | Dec 4, 2010 | Recommendations
A while back, my therapist suggested I looking into enneagram studies as a method of self-analysis. I waved my hand around and said “sure!” and ignored her advice completely (which, alas, is something I tend to do a lot. It at least gives her many opportunities to say...
