by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jul 18, 2015 | 1 true thing, provincetown |
This little grass lane is across the street from where I stay in Provincetown. I took the photo this morning while I was waiting for my taxi. It reminds me of Nantucket–we had two summer vacations there when the kids were little. There was also a grassy...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jul 17, 2015 | 1 true thing, obsession |
Seeing the wash hanging on a clothesline makes me feel good. It has long been an obsession of mine. I don’t know where it came from–I’ve hardly ever done it myself. I do remember a children’s book, We Help Mommy, illustrated by Eloise Wilkins,...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jul 16, 2015 | 1 true thing, provincetown |
According to my Fitbit, I’ve walked 782.39 miles so far this year, which, if my math is right, means I average 3.9 miles a day. Sometimes I forget to wear it, but if I have it on, which I usually do, it measures every step I take, not just those when I go out...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jul 15, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I did not realize how much I love flowers in gardens! ~ 365 true things about me why this daily practice
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jul 14, 2015 | 1 true thing, journeys, provincetown |
Provincetown is where I started these posts, and by happenstance, that’s where I am at this halfway mark–nice symmetry, right? Life crafting itself. I had thought when this day came I would write what I’d learned so far, what I hope for the second...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jul 13, 2015 | 1 true thing |
When I turned 55, I said 43 years is enough. Done. No more diets. I no longer talked about them or thought about them. I threw out all the books. I ate whatever I wanted. Interestingly, for these last 3 1/2 years, whenever I stepped on the scale, my weight was always...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jul 12, 2015 | 1 true thing |
My mother used to say things like, “I bet you’re never going to have to wear a girdle.” That is, she used to say them up until the summer of 1969. That summer I was staying with my grandparents in Mobile, Alabama. I was twelve. It was the summer of...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jul 11, 2015 | 1 true thing, provincetown |
There’s nothing like Provincetown for a case of the blahs. As I step off the plane and breathe in the air, I move into a different gear. Life becomes being rather than doing. ~ 365 true things about me why this daily...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jul 10, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I had one of those days where I didn’t feel quite right. Nothing was wrong, but it was as if I were plodding through water. No energy. Hard to get anything done. Blah. ~ 365 true things about me why this daily...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jul 9, 2015 | 1 true thing |
Despite ten years of ballet, I’m a heavy walker. Think how bad it would have been without it, my mother is fond of saying. ~ 365 true things about me why this daily...
