Gifting a Memory

For the past few years, I’ve been on this “let’s give experiences rather than objects” for any occasion that traditionally comes with the social requirement of gifting. It hasn’t worked out quite yet, not fully. The idea is that the Christmas tree has beautifully wrapped boxes under it, but inside of them, instead of new […]

and just like that…

Summer is gone. The high hasn’t broken 60 degrees in a few days and while the trees out my window are still as green as can be, leaves are starting to turn and find their way into my yard. Those creepy plants are still doing creepy plant things but these cold nights are sure to […]

i should be studying

See that nice, cozy spot on the couch? It’s where I’ve sat all day… studying. You see, I have an interview tomorrow. The kind I’m nervous about. Very nervous. This is for one of the opportunities I wrote about yesterday. AMAZING opportunity but with the scary part about having to leave this home we’ve made […]

nearly normal

It almost felt normal yesterday. “It” being everything. I was climbing my stairs at home (and climbing is accurate – I’m 100% certain their pitch is steeper than is allowed in a new build or remodel these days) and for a moment, I was climbing those stairs in a world that just existed. It wasn’t […]

community

Had you told me back in March that I would find a community so caring, so thoughtful and so full of joy during the pandemic, an eyebrow would have been raised in your direction. However, if you’re hanging out with me today, at least 6 feet away in a socially distanced setting, asking me my […]

summer’s last gasp

You wouldn’t think today’s forecast is what it is based on this picture taken just last week. Summer is trying its very best to hold on. Last week brought rain… LOTS of rain and cooler temperatures. This week is sun… LOTS of sun and summer like temperatures. Don’t all of you rush off to look […]

meandering

I’ll go ahead and warn you, this post is all over the place. Make a cup of tea (or get started with that bottle of wine) and come along for the ride. I read an article written about the changes that will come about following COVID. It was written by a mother of a very […]

and just like that

Fall is here. Or Autumn if you’re fancy. It always happens over night. It was hot, then we were on fire, then it rained and my dogwood gave up the fight and dropped its leaves. According to the local paper, the first “fall” storm moved in yesterday and I felt like our house was positioned […]

Deep Breath

Boy, yesterday was a downer… let’s try this again. Actually, let’s not try this again but rather, let’s just accept that some days/weeks/months are royal stinkers and its okay to acknowledge them for what they are. It’s okay to lie in it… to feel it… to cry it out… to scream at a wall… to […]

I see you out there

This picture will make sense to the post… or at least I’ll tie it in… I promise. You’re exhausted. You’re plugging along, doing your best, but it doesn’t feel like your best is good enough right now? Are you a teacher? Nurse? Fire fighter? Parent? Caretaker? Suddenly found yourself as the only earner in a […]