http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ adventures in renewal en Vox Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:22:48 -0800 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/im-a-big-girl-now.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(bamboo journal) http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/im-a-big-girl-now.html?_c=feed-rss http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/im-a-big-girl-now.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:22:48 -0800 It was just about seven months ago when my dear friend Jen suggested I start a blog. She got me set up here on Vox and I never looked back. Seventy two posts later, I am still here and loving every minute of it. Writing this blog has been one ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/im-a-big-girl-now.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e65639cbe2b00e398bb5e390005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> blogging meg casey http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/embracing-the-dark.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(bamboo journal) http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/embracing-the-dark.html?_c=feed-rss http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/embracing-the-dark.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 04 Nov 2007 02:39:18 -0800 Last night I went to bed at 10:30. In the two months since I have been wheat-free I have been a bundle of energy up until all hours of the night, extending my day with electric sunshine--our house the one that is lit up until all hours. I sit ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/embracing-the-dark.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e65639cbe2b00e398ba064f0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> dark meg casey http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/saying-goodbye-to-october.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(bamboo journal) http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/saying-goodbye-to-october.html?_c=feed-rss http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/saying-goodbye-to-october.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:38:20 -0700 October was a busy, almost manic month here at our house. There was lots of activity. Camping to pack for, parties to prepare for, festivals to travel to, house guests to host, weddings to attend. I am exhausted just thinking about all that w... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/saying-goodbye-to-october.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e65639cbe2b00e398b9376a0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> sadness just a little blip meg casey http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/light.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(bamboo journal) http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/light.html?_c=feed-rss http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/light.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 28 Oct 2007 21:40:10 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e65639cbe2b00e398b7afa70001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00d09e65639cbe2b00e398b7afa70001-50si" alt="The kiss" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> This weekend, my friends Jill and Jay, two of the most beautiful people I know, took the leap and tied the knot. A relatively small group of us gathered on a farm in Western MA to witness it all and celebrate with them. The weekend was glorio... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/light.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e65639cbe2b00e398b7afbd0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> hope beginnings tribe http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/making-friends-with-the-uglies.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(bamboo journal) http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/making-friends-with-the-uglies.html?_c=feed-rss http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/making-friends-with-the-uglies.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:50:40 -0700 A few weeks ago, I stumbled upon this post by Kyran over at Notes to Self on marriage. At the time that I first read it I was stunned by the beauty of her writing and the honesty with which she told her story. I appreciated it for the literatur... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/making-friends-with-the-uglies.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e65639cbe2b00e398b5c4510005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> sadness moments of clarity renewal just a little blip meg casey soul renovations http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/old-friend.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(bamboo journal) http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/old-friend.html?_c=feed-rss http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/old-friend.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:07:11 -0700 Yesterday, after Max's karate class, a quick breakfast and sweep up of the kitchen, Max and I tumbled into our car and drove 40 minutes to the airport. We were early. We checked the monitors with wild anticipation and staked out good seats right... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/old-friend.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e65639cbe2b00e398b54c120001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> family friendship tribe meg casey http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/my-guitar-will-teach-me.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(bamboo journal) http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/my-guitar-will-teach-me.html?_c=feed-rss http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/my-guitar-will-teach-me.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:11:11 -0700 I just spent the last hour struggling through a guitar lesson. Wow I am dreadful at guitar. But I have secretly always wanted to play. I love to listen to someone picking out a song. I am that person who is always hovering at the park, sitti... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/my-guitar-will-teach-me.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e65639cbe2b00e398b410fc0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music fear patience lessons from the universe renewal guitar lessons meg casey http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/show-me-yours-ill-show-you-mine.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(bamboo journal) http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/show-me-yours-ill-show-you-mine.html?_c=feed-rss http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/show-me-yours-ill-show-you-mine.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:57:33 -0700 Last week, I discovered this groovy little post over at Cool People I Know. I came to it by way of a challenge by the lovely Jen Lemen, urging us all to make a life list--to commit to paper 100 hearts desires you want to make come true. Given th... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/show-me-yours-ill-show-you-mine.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e65639cbe2b00e398b1d10e0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> blogging dreams renewal meg casey http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/as-it-should-be.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(bamboo journal) http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/as-it-should-be.html?_c=feed-rss http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/as-it-should-be.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 07 Oct 2007 14:05:26 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e65639cbe2b00e3989f58850002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00d09e65639cbe2b00e3989f58850002-50si" alt="Round the fire" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I am back from another magical romp in the woods. The children self organized and made the campground their kingdom. While they ran about feral and free, we adults did the important work of cooking, tending the fire and napping. This mornin... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/as-it-should-be.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e65639cbe2b00e398b05ed10002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> vacation friends neighborhood hope camping peace love letters thanksgiving moments of clarity tribe renewal meg casey soul renovations http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/baby-steps.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(bamboo journal) http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/baby-steps.html?_c=feed-rss http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/baby-steps.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 03 Oct 2007 23:45:49 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e65639cbe2b00e398afa8510005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00d09e65639cbe2b00e398afa8510005-50si" alt="My newest baby, Ella. We have been doing a lot of late night struggling the two of us." /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> When Max was a few days old, Juan went off to work, my mother climbed onto an airplane and I was left all alone with a strange little person who couldn't seem to get the hang of nursing and who screamed bloody murder whenever he was put down. ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://bamboojournal.vox.com/library/post/baby-steps.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e65639cbe2b00e398af428c0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> beginnings mothering lessons from the universe renewal maxidoodle meg casey