Blog entries by Violeta

Trains clang like church bells And I am home It's ok to rest It's ok to rest . . . . . *

Yes, the shampoo froze. Winter is lovely, isn't it? That's all I came here to say. I'm so tired, and I wish more people wrote in the blogs.

When a kindred spirit from the past visits you at your current job, it can either be a sign of reassurance that things will be okay, or it can feel like a wake-up call that things are not okay, because their visit reminds you of who you really are, and how you are ignoring the feelings you keep...

Life is too nuanced to engage in black and white thinking. And those who do typically jump to the most extreme and erroneous conclusions. It drives me crazy. We all know people like this, and it's especially draining to deal with if they are in your family. You try to have a meaningful...

Nothing gets me out of the house. Nothing. I'll find ways around it. But on Sundays I have to work. You must be sooo envious. It's funny, I used to roll out of bed at the last minute and race to work, where coffee was waiting and intelligent people were shining. These days, I need about three...

I love this time of year. I'm watching the leaves swirl and dance in the wind, to the sound of the trains nearby. So beautiful and romantic. Time to slow down with the pace and grace of Nature. Balance is needed in life, especially when the world has gone insane. Don't you know that we are all...

I work in one of the nuttiest health food stores around. A small mom and pop. The other day, a customer sidled up to me to ask if we had any "ceremonial grade cacao"...now, he didn't realise that he was secretly auditioning for an episode of Portlandia which will never be aired. Does he want to...