This Eclectic Life
Blog URL http://thiseclecticlife.com
Tags Texas, humor, life, vintage shopping, de-cluttering, philosophy, history, storytelling, charity
Sassy storyteller dispenses philosophy with a Texas twang and a dose of humor discussing travel, vintage shopping, kitchen adventures, helping kids with cancer and more. Fans say it’s “like sitting on the porch having a conversation with a friend.”
Latest Blog Posts
- Helping Others To Dress For Success on Nov 20, 2009 in Only The Good Friday optimism
If I show up for work dressed in an outfit that is a bit wacky, it never raises eyebrows. In fact, people expect that a storyteller would dress in a way that is “out of the norm.” I’m an artist, after all, and I have to meet the e...
- Twitter Support Is For The Birds on Nov 19, 2009 in rant
If you have a Twitter account, you’d better hope that nothing goes wrong with it, because you will be flying on your own. It all works great until you have a problem. Then you will find that Twitter support seems to be totally unreachable. P...
- Another Opportunity For Folks With Big Hearts on Nov 13, 2009 in Only The Good Friday Artsy Fartsy Stuff Give From The Heart
Holidays are around the corner, and I’ve noticed that people open their hearts to others this time of year. Especially I see that knitters and crocheters all over the internet keep their hands busy creating items to give away. But, you don...
- Poster Child on Nov 12, 2009 in Artsy Fartsy Stuff humor Memories
My husband and I were remembering our respective childhoods, when I asked him what posters he had on his wall as a teenager. Every teenager has posters on their wall … and probably have since the first cave teens existed. Didn’t you hav...
- Is Ginseng For Memory? I Don’t Recall. on Nov 11, 2009 in advice humor organizing
Supposedly, ginseng has been proven as a memory booster for laboratory mice. This information has driven me to drink — ginseng tea. It’s not because ginseng is my favorite flavor, by any means. And, it’s not because I consider mys...
- San Antonio At Night Is A Delight on Nov 10, 2009 in My Neck Of The Woods parade photos San Antonio Texas South Texas Plains The Alamo
When I started my series of posts called “my neck of the woods,” I didn’t want to talk about the Alamo, because that’s what every tourist knows. However, one cannot be in “The Alamo City” without snapping a pictu...
- My Optimism is Challenged on Nov 6, 2009 in Only The Good Friday Handmade Afghan Project optimism
Euphoria overwhelmed me yesterday as I finished my day of work. I had painted most of a closet and had my accounting paperwork close to orderly. My blog post of the day had been one for Mimi’s BlogBlast for Peace. In unison with thousands of...
