by Mary Carver | Jan 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
The other day my manager was talking about how her 4-year-old daughter only has a couple words that she mispronounces, and she’s sad to see those cute, funny words disappear.As she said it, I thought to myself, “Well, I won’t ever know what...
by Mary Carver | Jan 11, 2010 | Giving Up on Perfect
Image by ashleigh290 Most the time you can tell it’s January at the gym because the place is packed. But at 6 a.m. in the deep end of the pool, I’m pretty sure I’m seeing life as usual.And by usual, I mean the high school girls swim team practicing...
by Mary Carver | Jan 9, 2010 | Giving Up on Perfect
A foot of snow. Sub-zero temps. Maxed-out credit cards.Tight pants, courtesy of multiple holiday feasts. Resolutions to tackle and goals to reach toward. January gives us plenty of reasons to hate it, doesn’t it?Then it has to go and do something nice, kind of like...
by Mary Carver | Jan 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
Image by katehra It’s that time of year again, isn’t it? In the past week, I’ve read post after post about New Year’s resolutions. So of course I’m going to join the party.Would you be surprised to know that I have a two-page typed document with my goals listed out...
by Mary Carver | Jan 7, 2010 | Giving Up on Perfect
Last week, Shelly at Life on the Wild Side posted a great recap on her blog. I knew right away that I wanted to do the same thing, but it’s taken me several days to get around to it. Now that I’ve finally answered the questions about my life in 2009, I know why.The...