Easter isn't really my thing. As a child, I loved it, and my parents went all out with the baskets, the candy and the hiding eggs. But as I grew older, I stopped caring as much. When my children were little, we gave Easter baskets but didn't get into 'the bunny' -creepy AF, if you …
We had a lovely Thanksgiving weekend. I didn't leave the house for four days, and I didn't have to cook after 2pm on Thursday. The weather was cool and slightly dreary which means hours of candles and strings twinkle lights. Over the course of the weekend, we binged the entire first season of The Amazing …
We can climb mountains with self-love. - Samira Wiley For someone who has never been terribly invested in politics, the 2016 election played an enormous role in many of my recent shifts. Perhaps it's because I want a better world for my children and their children then the one I see coming to pass, or …
Hello November, I'm so excited to be back with you again. As one of my favorite months of the year, I feel you are underlauded by much of the world. Please know that even though your first day marks the beginning of the Christmas music season for me, I am in no hurry to race …
"Oh it's a long, long while from May to December, but the days grow short when we reach September" -- Maxwell Anderson September has been a hot mess of a month, perhaps the meanest one this summer. I can't even talk about the temperatures except to say that the last two days I have …
My husband was out of town last weekend. I don't mind when he leaves town as long as its not too long or too many weeks in a row. I often joke that he is the cog that keeps the family running with any sort of consistency. When Craig goes out of town, I don't …
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I met a friend while doing some birthday shopping this week. We were out in public and as we chatted a bit, she said some things which made me realize she didn't know about our recent life changes. When I told her my husband left his church position, her next question is the one which …
Last week I wrote about time, how I track it in small increments and try to capture it's shape and meaning. I am a marker of time watching the moon, following the seasons, counting the hours and minutes of daylight. This week is the summer solstice, the turning of the earth. This week we mark …
