A little kindness and compassion

Jan. 7, 2011 by Keiko Zoll

...can go a long way.Photo by Sarah Murray via Flickr.I sometimes straddle a difficult line with blogging and being public about my identity. Sometimes there are things I am dying to write about here, but I know that even with strategic re-naming of the parties involved, people … Read More »

Cheers to 2011

Dec. 31, 2010 by Keiko Zoll

Photo by Canon in 2D via Flickr.I couldn't end the year on such a downer of a last post. I'm in a very different place this year: last year, 2010 couldn't come fast enough. Going into 2011, I look back at this year of blessing and abundance. We've been very lucky and have had … Read More »

I survived Snomageddon.

Dec. 28, 2010 by Keiko Zoll

Hope you're all still following along.... . .We got close to 19 inches in Salem, MA this weekend. And as a first-time homeowner, I got to shovel my very own driveway with my husband. After 3 hours and almost nowhere to throw the snow because we live on a very narrow one-way … Read More »

Anyone else feeling that holiday funk?

Dec. 15, 2010 by Keiko Zoll

At first I thought it was just me, but a friend on Facebook posted a link that shed some light on the situation.I blame Mercury.Professor Trelawney would agree.Mercury is in retrograde right now (trust me, I'm sure). In a nutshell, Mercury is the planet of communications, the … Read More »

Back from the Cruise and Back to Life

Dec. 13, 2010 by Keiko Zoll

I'm so sorry I have fallen off the internet radar in the last twoweeks. Just two days after coming home from our vacation, I managed to get one ugly case of strep that knocked me flat on my ass for three days this past week. Even though I was literally been in bed for 48 hours, … Read More »

NaBloPoMo: I did it!

Nov. 30, 2010 by Keiko Zoll

So yes, while technically in I'm Grand Cayman right now, I've managed to publish 30 posts in 30 days. I made it through my first NaBloPoMo! I want to give a huge shout out to Suzy from Not a Fertile Myrtle for inspiring me to try this blogging challenge. And a challenge it … Read More »

A Life of Pleasure

Nov. 29, 2010 by Keiko Zoll

Still on the cruise, still at sea, still having my posts scheduled ahead of time for today and tomorrow.My dear friend Honeybee shared with me a wonderful activity she had recently done- she wrote down a list of things that give her pleasure. It's not about writing a list of … Read More »

You asked, I answer

Nov. 28, 2010 by Keiko Zoll

By the time you read this post, I should be in Miami on my way to Grand Cayman. (I love being able to schedule posts on blogger.) Some quick updates on the two reunions I went to this weekend...I ended up going to Larry's high school reunion Friday night, which was... … Read More »

Our Autumn Vacation

Nov. 27, 2010 by Keiko Zoll

Larry and I have been having a wonderful Thanksgiving break so far. Dinner at my in-laws, and spent lots of quality time with my sister, brother-in-law, and my five-month-old niece as well as my parents. I wasn't expecting to be somewhat emotionally sidelined by the holiday - … Read More »

10 Years Ago This Week

Nov. 26, 2010 by Keiko Zoll

While I'm "celebrating" my 10 year high school reunion this weekend, I also have another anniversary this week. Ten years ago, I had my left ovary removed in emergency surgery. While I have no way of proving that this has caused my infertility, I do feel like its removal did … Read More »