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.

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

It’s back to school time. Whether you are a student or not, September brings with it the time-honored tradition of discussion how we spent our summer vacations.  It is a natural time for some reflection, a little goal-setting, and perhaps taking stock of personal inventory. And that’s exactly what I’ve been doing for the last…

By Lisa September 4, 2012 Off

Five Favorites for Friday

How’s that for some serious alliteration? It has been a really exhausting week for so many reasons.  I’m tired.  I’m drained.  My feet hurt.  And I desperately need a shower before I crash face down on the bed and pass out. You know what those days feel like, right? For today, I have just a…

By Lisa August 31, 2012 Off

Once Upon a Time in Third Grade…

She could peg a kid just behind the ear with a stub of chalk from fifty paces. If you misbehaved in her classroom, she knew it before you even thought about doing it and stopped you dead in your potentially insubordinate tracks.  Like dogs smell fear, she could smell a kid attempting to engage in…

By Lisa August 30, 2012 Off

Supermarket Goodies

As promised, today I bring you tales from the supermarket. Grocery shopping is not really all that entertaining, I suppose, but it’s something we all have to do eventually. I try to make it as bearable as possible.  And while I suspect that nobody really wants to know about our grocery shopping efforts or product…

By Lisa August 28, 2012 Off

Kale Chips, Anyone?

So, I decided to try kale chips today. I’m not sure the ones I picked up were the best choice ever. I hear people rave about kale chips. I am not raving. I am confused. Can anyone recommend a brand to try that is good???  Put it in the comments, please!

By Lisa August 25, 2012 Off

Back to School Musings

Everyone is thinking about and talking about  back-to-school time.  The feelings are mixed – there is a note of sadness for some and excitement for others.  In either case, back-to-school time is a time of change.

By Lisa August 24, 2012 Off

The Complicated Process of Writing and Living

My first reaction to Mama Kat’s writing prompts this week was, “Oh, I definitely have to do the one about what complicates my life because that’s easy.” Fab Hub raised his eyebrows and looked at me over the top of his glasses like He does.  This look usually means one of two things:  He is…

By Lisa August 23, 2012 Off