A good friend of mine is in an improv theatre/comedy troupe called Mosaic. Their show changes based on 18 tiles representing 18 sketches. The shows change about ever 6 weeks and no two shows are ever really the same. Mosaic is at once funny, political, and biographical for each … Read More »
Archives for December 2011
A Look Back at 2011: The Year of the Zoll
Chinese astrology dictates that 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit. Team Zoll, that is, Larry and I, heartily disagree. 2011 was the Year of the Zoll, you see. No, really: We started noticing this shortly after the New Year this year as we wrote the date. 2011, when written, … Read More »
The Ghost of My Christmases Past
I was inspired this weekend by Jjiraffe's post this week about growing up with "It's a Wonderful Life." She, like me, has forgone Christmas for Hanukkah due to a loving, amazing Jewish husband. Even though I converted to Judaism 4 years ago and have been living Jewishly for … Read More »
Living Half a Life Together
It's not everyday when someone is able to say, "Today, I've spent half my life with this person." But today's that day. Larry Zoll, my ever-incredible husband, turns 30 today. By Larry turning 30 and adding up all the years we've spent together, today is officially the day … Read More »
Who Are Your Health Activist Heroes?
I realize it's been a little crickets around here; I've been posting sporadically. I realized half of my problem was that I never mapped out an editorial calendar for the month of December, so three days without posting will pass and then I'm like, "Oh crap! I need to post!" I … Read More »
In Defense of the Duggars
Let me put this scenario out there: Imagine a dear friend of yours - a parent - has lost their child. Their child has died. It doesn't matter how, but merely this child that was once theirs and here in this world and perhaps their whole world - is no longer. They hold onto the … Read More »
Blogging as Storytelling: A Belated Time Warp Tuesday
A little late to the Time Warp Tuesday game this week. I don't know why I thought today was Tuesday... ever since I started working from home, my internal calendar is all sorts of off. This week's Time Warp Tuesday theme is "Blogging." Nice and broad, right? I had a bunch of … Read More »
Clarity of Purpose and Living Fearlessly
Hi, I'm Keiko and I am a habitual self-saboteur. ("Hi, Keiko.") I have always found it easier to walk away from the opportunity and know that I came out on my own terms than at the mercy of failure. This is the justification I've told myself for years. It's easier than saying … Read More »
Letting Go of Our Babymakin’ Fantasies
Sorry to be such a downer recently, but I walked away from this blog for over a week and now that I'm back, I'm returning to it for the very reasons I started it in the first place: it's a place of catharsis for me. I'm struggling with the holidays this year. Part of it comes … Read More »
The Infertility Holiday Dash
Folks, I am not a runner, let me just put that out there right now. And yet, it's that time of year where I need to throw on my pair of running shoes and lace them up tight, because we have a 64-day dash from Halloween to January 2nd. . . . Oh, hi. It's been, um, over a week. … Read More »
