by Marissa on 17 May 2010
I started taking yoga classes in college, and I was immediately impressed by the dramatic effect focused attention on the breath had on my body as a whole. Before the poses themselves came to mean much to me, the breath and awareness of it really hit home. The summer after I began my yoga classes, [...]
by Marissa on 19 December 2009
Gwen Bell has a fantastic “Best of ’09” project happening. Its hub is at her blog, but over 650 bloggers and Twitterers are participating, so it’s definitely far-reaching. I’ve wanted to participate since its first day (December 1st), but, true to form, I kept putting off my blog-writing. And here we are at December 19th. [...]
by Marissa on 19 November 2009
Dear Grandma, You got comfy in your recliner yesterday afternoon. Snuggled up with your blanket, in that soft pink and white striped top you loved, with a kleenex or two tucked up in your sleeve. “I’m just really, really tired,” you said as you reclined in your favorite chair. And just a few minutes after [...]
by Marissa on 2 September 2009
Jen Hofmann’s Office Spa Day is always an adventure and a welcome break from my routine, not just because I get to interact with Jen and several other really fantastic folks, but because my beloved office area gets some much-needed care and attention. I rave to friends and family about how much I get done [...]
by Marissa on 7 July 2009
My brother Chaz had a rollerblading accident on Friday, and wound up with two badly broken wrists. He’s had surgery on his right wrist (and is the proud owner of a metal plate and some pins and some wires in that arm now, sure to set off metal detectors wherever he roams), and the left [...]
by Marissa on 7 March 2009
Once upon a time… there lived a woman named Marissa who did some internet stuff and some assistant stuff and a whole lot of websurfing and blog-reading stuff. One day, in and amongst her usual websurf locations, she happened upon a blog called The Fluent Self. And it wasn’t what she expected, even though she [...]
by Marissa on 2 January 2009
I wanted to have my theme words set for ’09 prior to ’09 actually arriving, but that didn’t happen. But I did get ‘em solidified by Day 2 of ’09, so that’s still doing just fine, I think. Theme Words for 2009…(drumroll, please!) They are Abundance + Heart. Photo by Incurable Hippie I want to [...]
by Marissa on 8 December 2008
Jacqueline Thomas, one of the bloggers at Carrie & Danielle, wrote a post inquiring what you’d say to your 10-year old self, if you were magically able to visit him or her. My favorite piece of advice that Jacqueline offered to her 10-year old safe was “Don’t Waste Energy Being Nervous.” She’s so right when [...]
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