New Start in the Middle

Time is not really my specialty. When I was much younger, there was a highly climbable hill next to my school bus stop. I spent one morning quite contentedly climbing up the hill and down the hill while waiting for the bus to get there. After only a few minutes of this, I was somewhatContinue reading “…She Blogs Sheepishly”

I am still typing 7 spaces at the beginning of every paragraph, but I do at least now have a menu of sorts. I skipped last week because everything in the Lane household has gone pear-shaped. I learned today that the most likely origin of the phrase, “gone pear-shaped” was in the Royal Air Force,Continue reading “Fluesday”

Having a set goal to post every Tuesday has had an upside and a downside. The upside is, I can’t make myself put my posts off indefinitely on the grounds that I really should learn how to fix the layout and formatting first. The downside is, I don’t put my posts off on the groundsContinue reading “Some goats can sing, but this one can’t.”

I think I set the wrong goals for this week. I set useless goals like: Learn more about how to use a blog thing. Figure out what approach I’m going to take when turning my real goals and efforts into blog posts. Get in the habit of accomplishing something every single day. Don’t yell atContinue reading “I am a heavenly potat.”

I started this blog for two main purposes. I wanted to blog to support the changes I’m trying to make, and I hoped that there might be someone who would read this blog and relate to some of the things I’m now learning, and maybe feel a little more hopeful about who they are andContinue reading “How many Tuesdays are there in a week again?”

Once upon a time, there was a bar of soap. The soap was called, “It’s only freaking Tuesday” with text underneath that read, “smells like slowly dying.” Illness has reigned supreme in our home for about three weeks. When I decided to make this blog, I committed to my own self in my own headContinue reading “It’s only freaking Tuesday”

Hi! As far as this blog is concerned, I’m Avi Lane. I’m 40 years old, and like everyone in this world, I’ve had various struggles and delights, failures and victories. When I’ve looked at the big picture of what my life looks like to me, however, I’ve seen one thread running through all the goodContinue reading “Background”