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Mystery Photos (Summer Sonnet)

July 27, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 19 Comments

I. Where’s Waldo in this picture? Not the point. But mystery photos here, for now, abound. It couldn’t be that Wolfie blew this joint! But where on Earth might little Wolf be found? Right here right now as always, I will say. My keyboard and my cell phone are not far. You know I dreamed […]

Filed Under: Fashion & Style, Language, Other Stuff Tagged With: benefits of a break, daily plate of crazy, Morning Musing, Shakespearean sonnet form, shoes, silly verse, sonnet, summer vacation

Wishing You Were Here

July 12, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 14 Comments

Exotic destination? Virtual vacation? Ever feel like you need to get away from it all – somehow? I suspect I could send my own postcard from the edge right now. Perhaps from a gorgeous beach on an exotic isle. From a small cabin shaded by old trees. (But not so remote that I’m deprived of […]

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Morning Musing, Travel Tagged With: benefits of a break, daily plate of crazy, exotic locales, France, Hotel la Pérouse Nice, how to pack for overseas travel, Nice, overseas travel, paris, summer travel, Travel

Destination… Contemplation

February 19, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 5 Comments

Paris, 9 days, $1300. Dreams of travels to come. At least – the energy to dream.

Filed Under: Dreams, Travel Tagged With: benefits of a break, Dreams, France, interpreting dreams, paris, Travel

SAD

January 20, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 12 Comments

When your mood is a matter of light…

Filed Under: Health, Lifestyle Tagged With: benefits of a break, depression, emotions, family, Health, moods, psychology, real life, stigma, women's health, women's issues

Gone Fishing

August 26, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 9 Comments

Once, I was forced to put a wiggly worm onto a pointy hook and lower the line into a body of water. I didn’t much care for that activity, though sitting on the side of a river bank (or European canal) is very restful, indeed. Might I try it, without the rod and reel? Once, […]

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Morning Musing Tagged With: benefits of a break, big questions, burnout, fatigue, gone fishing, life skills, ramble, rest, time off

The Beauty of Boredom

August 8, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 18 Comments

Boredom… Not necessarily bad, and quite possibly healthy.

Filed Under: Health, Lifestyle Tagged With: benefits of a break, boredom, busy, how to do nothing effectively, Language, motherhood, New York Times, real women real life, single parent guilt, women's issues

What Would You Become?

June 4, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 4 Comments

I wanted to be a dancer, an artist, a fashion designer. More than anything, I aspired to become a writer. I imagined that I might try on each of these roles and perhaps even simultaneously. When I was young, like the rest of us, I wove my futures from child-like fabric without knowledge of complexities, […]

Filed Under: Culture, Lifestyle, Morning Musing Tagged With: benefits of a break, careers, daily plate of crazy, fantasy, fun, ramble, who are you what do you do, writing

Wonky Woman Found Floating, Flailing, Muttering; Authorities Investigate

February 4, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 16 Comments

This just in: Authorities responded to a 911 call about a tiny woman seen floating downstream in a flooding area of a small suburban neighborhood. Diminutive in stature, the woman was actually flailing on her back, in a dazed condition, buoyed by rising waters. She appeared to be suffering some signs of exposure, and was […]

Filed Under: Other Stuff, Parenting Tagged With: benefits of a break, big little wolf, daily plate of crazy, humor, parenting teens, Single Parenting, TGIF, weird news

Silence is Golden, Sort Of

September 26, 2010 by D. A. Wolf 16 Comments

No need to dress. No need to drive. No need to cook – heating a frozen dinner in the microwave was just fine. And not one word. No need to speak at all, for 36 hours. Bliss. Yesterday was my first day off in two months. No parenting, no worrying, no checking a clock or […]

Filed Under: Morning Musing, Parenting Tagged With: benefits of a break, big little wolf, biglittlewolf, communication, connection, daily plate of crazy, dailyplateofcrazy, family, silence, Single Parenting, solitude

How to Do Nothing – Effectively

August 21, 2010 by D. A. Wolf 14 Comments

Rain is streaming down the window panes. Less so than last night, but the morning sky remains an angry, bloated charcoal. The house sleeps, though I am awake. “It’s Saturday,” I remind myself, taking a deep breath. “I can do nothing.” I sip my coffee. I listen to the quiet. I type an email to […]

Filed Under: Health, Lifestyle, Morning Musing Tagged With: benefits of a break, boredom, busy, busy schedules, checklists, doing nothing, vacation travel, well being, women's health, work life balance

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