by Kelli Donley | Sep 13, 2013 | Get Fit, Public Health
I am participating in a veggie challenge at work this week. The idea was to encourage all colleagues to intentionally eat more veggies for five days. Each cup of veggies was scored at 2 points, while a cup of fruit was scored at one. (Couldn’t be easier to...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 11, 2013 | Domestic Art, Journal
One vivid memory I have of elementary school is not having Guess jeans. Never mind all the things we did have – a great home, a pool, two parents who adored us, bikes, a pantry full of food, vacations to southern California. No. Never mind that stuff. Once the mid-80s...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 10, 2013 | Arizona, Community
I found this great door in our neighborhood. It is on the back of one of my favorite houses. I love that messy tangle of tiny white lights and how they are plugged in even during the twilight hour. I wonder what is on the other side of the blue gate? The front of the...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 9, 2013 | Domestic Art, Journal, June Cleaver
I have never knit lace before, or followed a knitting chart. This pattern provided just the right amount of challenge. We spent a good bit of time this weekend on the couch, listening to the rain fall and watching a BBC miniseries on Netflix. I’ll be making...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 5, 2013 | Community, Photography
One Community is a monthly photo project in which participants photograph their homes and community with a theme in mind. The theme varies by month. The goal is to both showcase similarities and differences in our communities worldwide – and bring us all closer...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 4, 2013 | Journal, Travel
Ever visit a place and have it remind you of something you value, but have neglected? Like blowing dust off an old, rare book — travel often reminds me of places within that have been hidden by the cobwebs of life. Wrapped in self doubt, laziness — bright...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 3, 2013 | Community, Travel
There was once a boy named Ocean who was frightened by bears and refused to go to the local swimming spot in the river by himself. One time, he’d ridden his bike down the dirt path, past the lone bench, over the first tiny creek and to the bigger creek only to...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 2, 2013 | Journal, Travel
On our recent trip to Montana, we toured the Missoula Art Museum. Jane Waggoner Deschner’s exhibit, called, “Often, All That Remains,” was the rare experience that left me weak in the knees — powerful, transformative art. Quietly, we walked the...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 29, 2013 | Happy Hippie, Politico, Public Health
May we learn from our past. There is a new war pending. Well, new to us. Thousands of Syrians are dead at the hands of other Syrians, with both sides likely using foreign-made (and secretly supported) weapons. War is shitty. It is shitty for the families who are...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 28, 2013 | Faith
Sisters in Spirit is a series of essays by a group of women who felt a spiritual perspective lacking from the steady stream of daily news. They each agreed to carve space monthly on their blogs for a spiritual conversation. The topic this month is choosing happiness...
