A Patchwork Life

If you’re looking for commentary on Michael Jackson’s death or Farrah Fawcett’s death, you’re out of luck. I was too young for Farrah, and I don’t have many memories of Michael Jackson before he had started to become Wacko Jacko.

My workshop is winding down and I’m simultaneously bursting with ideas for next year and completely weary from so much mental heavy-lifting. I’ll probably blog more about that stuff later– I’m planning to do a lot of prepwork in July and I also have another workshop, a week-long one on grammar that I have to travel for too.

So what do I have, then? I’ve been reading some new blogs:

* Joy the Baker is a bright, cheerful blog with a engaging tone, lovely photographs and most importantly some truly mouth-watering recipes for peanut-butter fudge treats, pumpkin pie bars and more. It’s hard to think about baking when the weather is as hot as it’s been this week, but I’m hoping for summer potlucks and cookouts that would benefit from a dessert or two, and it’s never too early to stock up on rainy-day cooking projects or lunchboxes.

* Remember when I told you to check out The Happiness Project? Well, now Gretchen has developed The Happiness Project Toolbox, which I have spent some time experimenting with and really like so far. It helps you think about how exactly you can live a happier life, including resolutions, happiness hacks, personal commandments, lists, inspiration boards and more. Your profile can be entirely customizable, and you can make most everything private or public or a mix of both, depending on much privacy and/or community you want.