The Next Impractical Thing

 

A blog. 

  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Home

  • About

  • Blog

  • Contact

  • MAIS

    Use tab to navigate through the menu items.
    To Quit or Not Quit Twitter
    • Mar 28

    To Quit or Not Quit Twitter

    If you're anything like me, you're weary of your like-hate rollercoaster relationship with Twitter. The number one reason—though there...
    Shameless Persistence
    • Oct 19, 2021

    Shameless Persistence

    In the spirit of the original theme of this blog, here's a tale of a totally impractical journey of ten (-ish) years that I'm still on,...
    Meant to be vs. giving up.
    • Jun 2, 2021

    Meant to be vs. giving up.

    When you're banging your head against a door that you're hoping to go through and it stubbornly doesn't open after X-amount of time, do...
    Second Amendment: human construct whose time has passed, or gateway to eternal life?
    • May 26, 2021

    Second Amendment: human construct whose time has passed, or gateway to eternal life?

    I'm about to get on a political soapbox, which I know is dangerous. But I can't not, because it's terrifyingly important. After yet...
    Perfectionism is a killer. Here's how you beat it.
    • Feb 3, 2021

    Perfectionism is a killer. Here's how you beat it.

    Killer of dreams, hopes, momentum, objectivity, productivity, you name it. Perfectionism doesn't get the onscreen warnings it deserves....
    Content.
    • Dec 9, 2020

    Content.

    Recently I read a devotional on the subject of contentment that said, "Though there are plans for the future, contentment never...
    Moving Abroad During a Pandemic 101
    • Oct 13, 2020

    Moving Abroad During a Pandemic 101

    Actually, I'm not sure I'm the expert, but I'm surviving it, so ... maybe? At the top of the "Impractical Things What I Have Done" list,...
    10 Years Since
    • Jul 15, 2020

    10 Years Since

    I went to university in an absolutely magical, beautiful place. Ten years ago, I graduated from Falmouth University in Cornwall, England...
    It's Not Fair—Thankfully.
    • Apr 15, 2020

    It's Not Fair—Thankfully.

    Here in the UK, it's mid-week-4 of the lockdown. We're trapped in a house with a typical teeny-tiny British garden — with no real grass...
    (Not) Too Old To Begin the Training
    • Feb 4, 2020

    (Not) Too Old To Begin the Training

    In relation to one of us trying something new, my husband often quotes Yoda's line in The Empire Strikes Back when he tries to dismiss...
    Mom
    • Jan 7, 2020

    Mom

    On November 13th 2019, I lost my Mom. She was the most beautiful, gentle, generous, creative, and important person in my life. She’d been...
    Newborn
    • Oct 9, 2019

    Newborn

    I have a lot more to say about pregnancy, and the overwhelming anxiety of pending parenthood, especially at our advanced age. Things I...
    Pregnancy at 40
    • Aug 7, 2019

    Pregnancy at 40

    I'm sitting on the sofa, as I have been doing for the past 45 minutes, and I'm feeling out of breath and can't get comfortable in any...
    First Post
    • Jul 19, 2019

    First Post

    Original, huh? Hello and welcome – if you haven't had a look at my About page, this first post is pretty much the same thing. Just so my...

    Thanks for subscribing!

    I promise not to talk too much.

    © 2023 by Fashion Diva. Proudly created with Wix.com