creativity |ˌkrē-āˈtivitē| noun the use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work. I’m lucky enough to surround myself with a lot of creative people. My friends include actresses, artists, chefs, comedians, a gaggle of photographers, musicians, calligraphers, DIYers, interior designers, quilters, scrapbookers, writers, bloggers, and so on and so on. Needless to say, I’m inspired pretty regularly. This […]
Rapport…
rapport |raˈpôr, rə-| noun a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other’s feelings or ideas and communicate well. I still have very fond memories of who my best friend was when I was a kid. Our mothers were friends, we attended the same school together, starting at preschool all the way up to 8th grade, her mom coached us both in soccer, we […]
Proximity…
proximity |präkˈsimətē| noun nearness in space, time, or relationship I’d heard a lot about this family, before I had met all of them. Mama Ana, is my coworker. She started work at my school this year and we worked side by side. I was so happy to get to know her and excited I could get some much needed advice […]
Tardiness…
tardiness |ˈtärdēnis| nounthe quality or fact of being late; lateness I say better late than never. Sometimes it seems as if, in all the pictures I take, more than half of them never get seen. Never for those ones, I guess. So although my son and my two nieces’ birthdays were over three weeks ago, I finally got organized and was able […]
Tigers…oh my
tiger |ˈtīgər| noun a very large solitary cat with a yellow-brown coat striped with black Um, yeah, my kid comes out of his room the other day, with this hat on, a shirt that is two sizes to small for him, shorts hangin below his hips, and asks me to have a photo shoot with him. I don’t know if I should be […]
Momentum…
momentum |mōˈmentəm, mə-| noun Physics the quantity of motion of a moving body, measured as a product of its mass and velocity. I was trying to get my son to understand how to make himself go faster on his new bike and a memory popped into my head, when by boyfriend had taught my son the word momentum. He was pushing him on some […]
Hops…
hop |häp| verb spring or leap a short distance with one jump Hoppy Easter, from me and my little bunny! Have a good one!
…Rights
right |rīt| noun a moral or legal entitlement to have or obtain something or to act in a certain way Headed out to the Women’s March in San Jose on this historic day, January 21, 2017. Scored with a super close parking spot and an arrival time that gave us plenty of time to maneuver through a smaller crowd then […]
…Surprise
surprise |sə(r)ˈprīz| n. an unexpected or astonishing event, fact, or thing Road trips are the best. They are even more fun when you makes stops along the way at all the places you’ve always driven by and said, “next time” to. You may have a destination in mind, but the journey there is what makes the trip so much more memorable. […]
…Wingman
wingman |ˈwiNGˌmən| n. a man who helps or supports another man; a friend or close associate I was painfully shy as a kid. Painfully! I found it hard to make friends, was always the quiet one, hated small talk, and was anxious if I ever had to lead or carry on a conversation. Shyness, honestly there weren’t to many perks […]