It's hard to believe, but tomorrow is my one-year blogging anniversary. With nearly 200 postings under my belt, I thought it would be interesting to look back at my very first entry. Turns out it was an introduction to my "seasonality" philosophy, and a statement of intent for this blog. I'm going to put it out here again, as a reminder of why I am doing this, and so that all of you can hold me accountable. Like so many other bloggers, I sometimes get obsessed with checking my reader numbers, and find myself writing to please my audience and garner more hits. I was told recently that there is a word for this (actually, two words, to be precise). It's called being a "click whore." Well, I certainly don't want to be one of those! So, feel free to call me onto the carpet, if you find I am straying too far from the intent of this, my very first posting:
Welcome to Seasonality
This is Seasonality - a blog in two parts. Part one is Seasonality - A Beginners Guide to Living the Good Life. Part two will be Seasonality in the Texas Hill Country. This is how it all began:
Now, no one has ever accused me of being a deep thinker, but I am a voracious reader. I especially love books about people who are “living the good life” - people like Frances Mayes in Tuscany, and Peter Mayle in Provence. I don’t recall exactly when the lightning bolt hit me, but one day I finally realized that all of my favorites had a common thread running through them, something I dubbed Seasonality. As I see it, people need the thrill of anticipation in their lives - they need something to look forward to. Seasonality is the best cure there is for the boring repetitiveness of housekeeping, for mindless eating and weight gain, for the obsessive accumulation of more and more stuff, and for over-worked and over-stressed families. Want to cook simple but delicious meals for your family? Seasonality is the answer. Are you tired of where you live, but can’t move? Seasonality is the key. Want to host simple parties that are as much fun for you as they are for your guests? Then you’d best keep reading! Whether you are just starting out on your own, or are well along the route but ready to try a different path, my Beginner’s Guide blog has everything you need to get you headed in the right direction. In addition to tips on cooking, gardening and decorating, it also addresses issues such as sustainability, where we get our food, and raising a happy child. The one thing it will not do is rant and rave and make you feel helpless. Rather, it will show you the simple, common sense, often humorous, path to the good life.
Now that the kids are grown, we have embarked upon our own quest for the good life in the Texas Hill Country, and this will be chronicled in the second part of my blog. It will take you back three years, to the time when we found our dream house, and you will accompany us on our journey from being big city suburbanites, through remodeling, multiple trips to the ER, tow trucks, wind storms and floods, to meeting many, and finally becoming Hill Country characters who are actually livin’ the good life. Hope you enjoy the trip!
P.S. Thanks to dreamstime.com for the candle image.
Now, no one has ever accused me of being a deep thinker, but I am a voracious reader. I especially love books about people who are “living the good life” - people like Frances Mayes in Tuscany, and Peter Mayle in Provence. I don’t recall exactly when the lightning bolt hit me, but one day I finally realized that all of my favorites had a common thread running through them, something I dubbed Seasonality. As I see it, people need the thrill of anticipation in their lives - they need something to look forward to. Seasonality is the best cure there is for the boring repetitiveness of housekeeping, for mindless eating and weight gain, for the obsessive accumulation of more and more stuff, and for over-worked and over-stressed families. Want to cook simple but delicious meals for your family? Seasonality is the answer. Are you tired of where you live, but can’t move? Seasonality is the key. Want to host simple parties that are as much fun for you as they are for your guests? Then you’d best keep reading! Whether you are just starting out on your own, or are well along the route but ready to try a different path, my Beginner’s Guide blog has everything you need to get you headed in the right direction. In addition to tips on cooking, gardening and decorating, it also addresses issues such as sustainability, where we get our food, and raising a happy child. The one thing it will not do is rant and rave and make you feel helpless. Rather, it will show you the simple, common sense, often humorous, path to the good life.
Now that the kids are grown, we have embarked upon our own quest for the good life in the Texas Hill Country, and this will be chronicled in the second part of my blog. It will take you back three years, to the time when we found our dream house, and you will accompany us on our journey from being big city suburbanites, through remodeling, multiple trips to the ER, tow trucks, wind storms and floods, to meeting many, and finally becoming Hill Country characters who are actually livin’ the good life. Hope you enjoy the trip!
P.S. Thanks to dreamstime.com for the candle image.
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4 comments:
Congrats on hitting the one-year mark. I read your blog daily and have enjoyed the posts over the past year! I hope that everyone survived Ike without any major damage. Looking forward to seeing you soon!
~J
Contrary to predictions, we got not a drop of rain from this, up in the Hill Country. Hubby headed back to Houston today, since we were told our townhouse had power, and he wanted to be there to handle business problems that arose. I'm worried that may have been a bad call, as fights are breaking out at filling stations, and even if he wanted to come back to Wimberley, he might not be able to get gas.
Wow, that's amazing that you didn't get any rain! We got all kinds of rain on Sunday from the leftover IKE storms. I hope that John is holding his own in Houston. What a mess there and in Galveston. I hope it settles down soon...
Can you believe it? Our relatives in Ohio, who kept calling to see if we'd blown away over the weekend, are the ones who ended up without power due to this storm!
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