Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Embracing Dysfunction
Last night, with my bluetooth in my ear, I was upstairs multi-tasking. Talking to The Boyfriend as he drove home from a visit to see his children, applying make-up, and flipping laundry; I was a flurry of activity as I prepared to go out for the evening. Downstairs I heard the kids laughing, while…
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On How I Can Be Impossible (According to The Boyfriend)
Running on the National Mall one cold morning in December, The Boyfriend asked me what I wanted for Christmas. The conversation went something like this: The Boyfriend (TB): What do you want for Christmas Kelly? Me: Wow, that’s a tough question. I can’t think of anything I really want. I am grateful for all that…
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Exciting Changes to Naked Girl in the New Year
This week’s theme at Naked Girl in a Dress has been to focus on the start of the New Year. So far this week I have discussed my plans to begin 2012 without setting unrealistic goals, but instead to simply be mindful of three words. In addition to thinking about these things over winter break,…
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My 3 Words for 2012
After posting on Monday the idea of creating a New Year’s Resolutions list that is filled with things you are actually excited to do, I came across this image posted on Google +. The list is either sad or funny, depending upon your perspective. Whatever your thoughts, this is an example of what NOT to…
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How to Make New Year’s Resolutions (and Be Happy)
There is an anti-New Year’s Resolution revolution, which is understandable with an 80% failure rate for this tradition of creating long, impossible-to-achieve lists on January 1st. This masochistic activity is not a great start to a new year. Don’t create a list, promising to lose 50 pounds by June; quit your job to create a…
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2011: A Year in Review
True fact: Bloggers, on some level, are all narcissists. Any blogger who cares to disagree with me, take heed: we think people are interested in what we have to say. Also? You may not want to admit it, but you know you re-read old posts for fun, reveling in your wittiness and brilliant writing skills.…
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