Author: Gracie

I decided that I can no longer eat meat when I go out. I just oppose the way that meat is produced commercially so much that I can’t make any more exceptions. This is not to say that I oppose the consumption of animals for food. I find it...

For those of you that don’t know, I used to be a bit of a wild child in my teenage years. I was never “bad” per-say, but I certainly had my fair share of experiences by the age of 17. I spent a short period of time on the...

November is a busy birthing month for the world of eljay… I must give some hearty praise to the following LJ friends.

csgraham  turns 23 today! Yippee!!!! I met him when I was seven. He was one of my bestest buds. I was the only girl at his birthday...

I’ve been bombarded with life lessons lately. Some days, if you keep an eye out for them, they come leaping up leaving their muddy paw prints all over you like a wet dog you forgot to let in from the rain. I am struck by the power that we...

Oh what can I say? I’ve been busy and such… wah wah wah get on with it.

I’ve been developing a new life philosophy. I believe that method is just as important as content. For example, if I take a class on a very interesting and exciting subject but the...

I’ve been running around all over the place lately. It’s been nice too, it’s mostly just catching up with people and going out for tea, so what could be bad? Oh right, the stack of dishes at home that I’m too tired to tackle. Whatever. They will be there...

I’ve been pretty tired and busy lately, so basically that means no updates. I told myself I would tonight though, so here I am.

A few days back my sister and I started talking about parenting. We were, of course, comparing our experiences and issues with our own upbringing,...