Author: Lisa

Lisa A. Listwa is a self-employed writer with experience in education, publishing, and the martial arts. Believing there was more to life than punching someone else’s time clock and inspired by the words of Henry David Thoreau, she traded her life as a high school educator for a life as a writer and hasn’t looked back. She is mother to one glorious handful of a daughter, wife to the nicest guy on the planet, and reluctant but devoted owner of three Rotten Cats. You can find her adventures and thoughts on living life deliberately here on the blog.

A New Favorite

Life

Can’t lie. Despite my much-needed afternoon off, I am still feeling a bit whirlwindish. Yes, that’s a word. English majors are allowed to make up words whenever it suits them. It’s in the handbook. Anyway… It’s Thursday so I’m joining Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop again. This week I opted for the easy prompt. (Told you…can’t…

By Lisa October 18, 2012 Off
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Battery Critically Low

Life

My cell phone is just about dead.  I just tried to use it and got a message that said: “Battery Critically Low!” Out loud (because I do that), I said to my Self, “yeah, you’re not kidding.”

By Lisa October 17, 2012 Off
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Ten Things I Love/Hate About Me

Life

Know that saying, “The more things change, the more they stay the same?”  It’s actually a French proverb, attributed to French novelist Alphonse Karr. An often-debated topic is whether people can actually change or whether a person’s nature is constant throughout his or her life. In considering this question, I thought of several things about…

By Lisa October 15, 2012 Off
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Soup of the Week – Pilot Edition

Life

I know that I inherited my love of autumn from my Mother. Nobody loves this season quite like my Mom – I am certain of it.  The second that the first waft of cooler air passes by, she throws open the windows and puts a pot of stew on the stove. Mom is also good…

By Lisa October 11, 2012 Off
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Rainbows and Grandfathers

Life

It’s taken me a while to sort through them, but I wanted to share some photos of the most vivid, most stunningly beautiful rainbow I have ever seen. These were taken on my cell phone camera, believe it or not, through the window of the car as we traveled back from a family day out.

By Lisa October 10, 2012 Off
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Discovery, Part Two

Life

Did you know that today, October 9th, is Leif Erikson Day? According to Wikipedia… Leif Erikson Day is an annual American observance which occurs on October 9. It honors Leif Ericson (Old Norse: Leifr Eiríksson or the Norwegian: “Leiv Eiriksson”), the Norse explorer who brought the first Europeans known to have set foot in North…

By Lisa October 9, 2012 Off
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Discovery

Life

I discovered something new today. No, nothing as earth-shattering as a New Land.  In fact, what I discovered is something probably thousands of other people already know.

By Lisa October 8, 2012 Off
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