Eat the Frog

I can't do it. I can't just spill truth out all over these pages bravely. Truth hurts. What I can do is state how I feel. One of...

The word for the year has been really hard. I'm not really feeling inspired. Funny, since my art is wordcraft. I was drawn to the word...

I will never be ready. This life, what is spinning around right now, is more chaos than I can handle. I can deal with escaped livestock. I c...

Goals for 2016: Professional Goals: Write at least an hour each day. Read as much as I can get my hands on. Revise and send out work. M...

"Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack in everything That's how the Light gets in....

I read a hilarious piece and then watched a parody with Tina Fey on "girl squads," the new jargon-y hip word for a group of g...

This is my new garden. Part of it. The orchards are up field by the driveway. The greenhouse is behind me in the middle picture. Chicken h...

This is my blog, my journal. For years I have let it be used as a marketing tool for my husband's family's farm and let others have ...

Everyday I have things I must do. Feed my family, laundry, dishes, breathe. I can get lost in these tasks. Not just lose time, but actuall...

One of the things I was taught growing up was simple: check my car's oil. I was also taught how to change the oil (and spark plugs)....

Today I stepped outside, in the sunshine, with a big basket of wet clothes for the line. These daily chores are a mediation of loss. This ...

Yesterday Holly came to me while I was brushing my hair. She said, "Mama, my chest hurts like when Oinkers died." Oh honey. I know...

Of course, when I get time to sit down and work on PV2 notes....they are outside in the cruiser. What to do? Chad played a show. A ...

This is my mantra, Do the task in front of you, do it well, do it all the way. I have a Spring full of busy, so much that chaos is buildin...

 I am still working through notes and it is keeping me from actually writing. Bah. Here are some beautiful things I can write about. ...

Keynote: John Liu My tweets: Half this room could solve the California drought. Just saying. #pv2 #pv2women — Danelle Stamps (@Stamp...

Actually, I am home physically. I am jetlagged from two coasts, a stranding in Texas for 3 days, and daylight savings. I have so much work...

My last two posts had the exact same pictures and I didn't even notice. I've been on the road since February 17th, mentally probably...

A couple of highlights, for now. This week was amazing. I live tweeted as much as I could. It was kind of hilarious when a speaker gave me s...

Settled in after a 5 am flight and near doom (standby ticket in Chicago- why my ticket was so cheap) midway, we headed to the first night ke...

We arrive around lunch time, after a 5am flight. I barely escaped the drama of having a standby ticket from the Chicago to CA leg of the tri...

I don't fall in love easily. I just don't. I didn't return the verbal sentiment to Chad when he first blurted it out and ev...

After three days in Texas, I finally got a flight home. Still arguing with American Airlines about compensation. They offered me $75 for t...

I was supposed to arrive in Iowa at 4:30 this afternoon. A freak snow and ice storm hit TX just as I was flying in. The plane was delayed...

I'll certainly write more when I get home, sort pictures, and come to my senses. Still, I need to get this down so I remember exactly...

 “Do not fall in love with people like me. I will take you to museums, and parks, and monuments, and kiss you in every beautiful place, so...

I've been super busy this retreat, one because there are more writers here and two ...