Lijing CobbApr 275 minYoung heartsAt 12 I entered middle school. There were 6 classes in each of the 3 grades, and each class had about 50 students. If you did the math...
Lijing CobbApr 235 minMental detoxI’m sitting on my couch on a massager that’s kneading my back. The TV is on and my eyes are following the moving images on the screen. I...
Lijing CobbApr 174 minLife vacationVacation: an extended period of leisure and recreation, especially one spent away from home or in traveling. Routine: a sequence of...
Lijing CobbApr 136 minDifferent facesHave you ever noticed that you see a different face of yours in a mirror that’s not your own? We are on spring break visiting dear...
Lijing CobbApr 105 minMirrorsAfter our semi-weekly visit to grandma’s house, we got in the car to drive home after having dinner and playing cards with my...
Lijing CobbApr 85 minThe main switchA few days ago I opened the freezer door to get something out, and the lights in the freezer went out. Crap. Another appliance trouble....
Lijing CobbApr 63 minTipping scaleMy kids are 11 (almost), 9, and 7. Till they graduate high school and move away from home, I have them for another 7, 9, and 11 years at...
Lijing CobbApr 44 minWatercolorFor the last week or so my mind has been drawn to a particular subject every day. Like a squirrel getting ready for winter, I had amassed...
Lijing CobbApr 22 minA worthy challengeRecently a woman emailed me and asked if I could teach her Ashtanga yoga. She commented that she liked the idea of Ashtanga because it is...
Lijing CobbApr 13 minLet us blossomLast May I got a hibiscus tree from a local shop and it’s been in my house ever since. For almost a year this tree has given us beautiful...
Lijing CobbApr 15 minFull circleWhen I was getting my doctorate degree in comparative literature, I often felt like a charlatan. Looking around me, the majority of my...
Lijing CobbMar 305 minA moment in timeNormally in the morning when my 10yo is ready for the bus, either I or my son walk her down the driveway with one of our dogs. This...
Lijing CobbMar 303 minThe magic of self-controlFollowing the list of “items not to eat” I drew up yesterday, I had a very simple day as far as my food consumption was concerned:...
Lijing CobbMar 293 minThe weight-odometer of happinessThis morning I sat in the car with my 10yo, waiting for her school bus. I laid my two hands on my belly and asked my daughter, “have you...
Lijing CobbMar 274 minCloserMy husband works over the weekend just as he works over the week, but I’ve had the luck to not schedule any work for myself over the...
Lijing CobbMar 262 minRedMy favorite color has always been red. My house is painted red on the outside. My kitchen islands are red. When I opened my studio I...
Lijing CobbMar 253 minTo liveI sit down next to a woman to get the blue gel polish off of my nails. I’d selected the color because I wanted to be expressive, but...
Lijing CobbMar 244 minKeeping scoreMany a time when my kids do something that makes me say “what were you thinking?”, they would point a finger at each other and say,...
Lijing CobbMar 232 minGood ideasA good day is when I bring lots of good ideas to fruition. If I have a good idea and then I wait on it, chances of me carrying it out are...
Lijing CobbMar 224 minPre-teen attitudeMy 10yo recently started receiving climbing instructions. She enjoyed both sessions tremendously, but it was torturous during drop-off...