Still Here. Just in case you thought I've disappeared from the blogosphere, I wanted to pop in and tell you that I'm still here. I think that this may the longest that I've ever gone without writing a post. 11 days...in fact. I've missed you all, but have also found little time to sit [...]
Category: Musings From An Active Mind
Life Lesson From A Dream
Dreams. How many of you think about your dreams? I'm not talking about your hopes and wishes, goals and ambitions, types of dreams. Although those are important too! https://www.instagram.com/p/BgjZAyhAfqs/?taken-by=amy.lyon.smith I'm talking about the ones that happen while you're sleeping. Do you ever stop to think about what they might be saying? Well, I do. Last [...]
19 Years Of Marriage
Aruba. I know that you all are waiting for photos from my trip to Aruba. They are coming. I promise. Photography. I'm clearing out computer space to import them. My laptop is already full and there's the moving of things to an external hard drive. I shot all my photos in RAW this time. I [...]
Why I Celebrate International Women’s Day
International Women's Day. I often talk about my beliefs about the equal rights for women. I keep it no secret that while I have chosen what many consider a "traditional" role for a woman (stay-at-home mom, household manager, chauffeur...take your pick of the many of things I do), it is exactly that...A CHOICE. A choice [...]
Relax
Relax. Re•lax (verb). Make or become less tense or anxious. Reminder. Today I needed a reminder to relax. I thought that perhaps some of you might need the reminder as well. One of my favorite places to relax, to become less tense or anxious, is along the shoreline of the ocean. Just Breathe. According [...]
I’m the Mother of an Adult
Eighteen Years Old. Does anyone else remember what it was like to turn eighteen years old? I do. There are some days when it feels like yesterday. And days like today, where it feels as though it must have been an eternity ago. Today, my oldest child turned eighteen. How in the world did that [...]
American Made
Photography. Most Thursdays I bring you photography of Doors from places I've visited. Today is no exception. However, in today's series, the doors are more of a subject of viewing than the subject of my words. Or put more simply, if you're here for only the photographs, feel free to scroll through the photos. It [...]
The Thing About Silence
Silence. I wasn't going to post today. Silence. I'm having a melancholy day. It happens to me sometimes. Usually when things are racing along at too frantic of a pace or one of my teens is causing me internal angst, or it's winter (sometimes all of the above). As is often the case with melancholy, [...]
Photowall Review
Photowall. Photowall is a Swedish Company that sells wall murals and canvas prints. When Photowall contacted me with an offer of a mural or canvas in return for my review, I was flattered. Needless to say, before committing, I visited their website, Photowall.com, to read about the company. Environmentally Friendly. One of the first things that [...]
Two Years of Blogging
Today I celebrate two years of blogging on Bedlam & Daisies. It's still hard for me to believe that I've been coming to this space and blogging for two years. I've been sharing my thoughts and you all have been kind enough to show up to read them and comment on them. I've been sharing [...]