by Leeana Tankersley | Jun 12, 2012 | Home Page
What an absolute GAS that Anne Lamott herself found my original “10 things I’ve learned from Anne Lamott” post and linked to it a few times over the last month, calling it “Annie 101.” Love. Man, if I didn’t already know that my self-esteem wasn’t going to arrive by...
by Leeana Tankersley | Jun 10, 2012 | Home Page
Today is a tired day. You know those days when the mind is mud. That’s today. I have to fight off trailing into crazy-town on the tired days because the fatigue wants to trick me into believing I’ll always feel the way I do right this second. Muddy. Additionally,...
by Leeana Tankersley | Jun 7, 2012 | Home Page
What’s all this gypsy business, anyway? “I’m channeling my inner gypsy today,” I wrote in Sunday’s post. And I thought I might provide an explanation to that phrase (which thereby provides an explanation for the name of my blog, too). At times, I feel a lack of space,...
by Leeana Tankersley | Jun 5, 2012 | Home Page
Life in Bahrain is small. Yes, because it’s a small island, but also because of the ongoing demonstrations—the showdown between the Sunni and the Shi’a. For our safety, we must stay away from the hot spots, and that—often—can mean sticking close to home and just...
by Leeana Tankersley | Jun 3, 2012 | Home Page
I believe some of you know what it’s like to feel as though you have died, and you so desperately want to come back to life. Or, you are just now getting glimpses of true living and you realize you have been sleep-walking. Here is how cummings puts it: i thank You God...
by Leeana Tankersley | May 31, 2012 | Home Page
celebrating the month of may . . . some images from bahrain to you! and don’t miss my question to you at the end. i’d love to hear your answer! life in bahrain is interesting in that always-borderline-dangerous sort of way. exhibit A. was driving behind...