R.C. Brophy Gets There - Eventually
Always wandering…Never lost
So as my head is swimming from trying to clean out my email inbox which has now reached 5 pages, I sit at my computer and think of all the really good reasons to live off the grid. First of all, there would be no nights spent trying to clean out my email inbox. In … Read more
I admit it’s been a few days (or has it already been weeks?) since I last put anything on here. “Consistency – Not my strong suit” was the actual title of a post I wrote on my original blog page that for issues having to do with my host going MIA and my lack of … Read more
There are so many things that I would like to be doing. There are so many things that I need to be doing. As I near my dream of sustaining myself as a writer, there are more and more things that I need to do. However, there is a lot of conventional wisdom out there … Read more
My last post was written when I was still on summer vacation. Technically, I was home and school had started, but it was August and it felt like summer vacation. Then I venture away for what I feel like was only a moment, and here it is fully fall. There are college football games on … Read more
I am sure few people can say that they haven’t at one time or another heard the saying that “Life is a gift.” Regardless of your religious beliefs, most people would probably even agree with this. In fact, I agree wholeheartedly, however, I think that the statement, “Life is a gift” is a bit of … Read more
Nothing like finding an easy salsa recipe on Pinterest to get a girl feeling like she can do anything. Actually, I think it’s more the relief of knowing what to do with my overabundance of sweet corn and tomatoes that is instilling an overwhelming feeling of well being. It doesn’t hurt that I have successfully … Read more
I have a cat. Her name is Goldberg. She is named after Bob Goldberg the professional wrestler. Back in the mid-90s when I acquired my cat, Bob Goldberg was undefeated in the professional wrestling world. I figured since my cat was a bad ass, I should name her after a bad ass, so Goldberg her … Read more
After a summer away in the North woods, I am back to reality with the beginning of school. In my absence there was a lot of things that didn’t get done. Namely yard work. Sure, my husband did his part with mowing and trimming, but I neglected the garden that I insisted on planting, and the … Read more
The latest book I have become completely immersed in is, The Aviator’s Wife, by Melanie Benjamin. I first discovered this book when an excerpt of it was featured in, Good Housekeeping. After reading the excerpt I knew I had to read the whole book. It is fantastic! I am halfway through, and I keep finding … Read more