http://kari.broox.com Brought to you by blankwebpages.com Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:21:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This month was a little slower than January... partly because the lack of snow days and partly because Leo Tolstoy drained my soul. Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy (Book Club 1) This book irritated me so much... I hardly even want to talk about it right now. It took me 2 months to ... http://kari.broox.com/2010/03/07/february-reading/ This is not news to anyone that I know... I love to read. Reading is by far my most favorite hobby. I get really excited talking about books, getting suggestions about new things to read, and making suggestions for friends. (Completely dorky, I know. I am okay with it!) I have tried ... http://kari.broox.com/2010/02/21/51/ I've had a little bit of "writer's block"- ... it started out as a heart block (broken heart), leading to a mind block (brain clusterfuck), and has resulted in writer's block (depression). It's hard for me to to ever admit feeling down, blue, upset - but as it turns out, feeling sad isn't just ... http://kari.broox.com/2010/01/28/blockage/ Read a book. or even just one more chapter. Unload the dishwasher. Do laundry. Paint toenails. Clean the bathroom. Make grocery lists. Write thank you notes. Or any letters in general. Organize desk drawers. Rearrange the closet. Shop for books on amazon. Search through the cook book for good ideas. And for this morning's delay... I took a ... http://kari.broox.com/2009/06/11/how-to-not-get-ready-in-20-minutes-true-story-of-things-i-have-been-known-to-do-instead-of-getting-ready-in-the-morning/ It's funny... When I am around people who have young kids they are constantly telling stories about their kids. Because that is their life, it is what they know all day, every day. I obviously can not contribute any stories about my own kids, but I immediately begin telling stories ... http://kari.broox.com/2009/05/31/new-years-eve/ my sister in law, bre'anna, tagged me in this little "seven things" post. the idea is that you write a list of seven things that people might not know about you. and then like a chain letter, you tell more people to make lists. i am pretty certain when i say ... http://kari.broox.com/2009/05/16/seven-things-times-seven/ my mom has a hard time turning on her computer, let alone commenting on my blog, i don't have a grand dad or mom left, i don't know anyone named kent or janice, and i do not know anyone who would threaten me with the bible, or the "truth," i am pretty sure the ... http://kari.broox.com/2009/03/26/considering/ so... ahem, going back to that previous post... #1 in the book suggests writing about something that annoys you, something that if you were in charge of the world you would change. easy enough... in fact, turns out i have many things that annoy me! so i decided to make a ... http://kari.broox.com/2009/03/22/1/ this is not news to anyone... but, i love to read. it is one of my most favorite hobbies. since i was a little girl, i have loved to read. (although a few of the book series that i was obsessed with during high school are a little embarrassing... ahem, ... http://kari.broox.com/2009/01/26/books-and-blogging/ three years ago i thought "it doesn't get any better than this." but it turns out... it does- everyday it gets better and better. http://kari.broox.com/2008/10/22/a-little-bit-mushy/