I am not going to apologize for my absence from writing like I usually do. I cannot write when I'm wading through trauma. I'm still doing so, but my anxiety is compelling me to express it. So here we are. My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer last week. She found a lump on her …
Continue reading 2020, I Don’t Even Know What to Say to You.
A few months ago, my book club chose this book, and I'm glad we did. I don't think I would have read it otherwise. First off, let me say that this book is not as dark as the title makes it seem. It's actually a lovely narrative whose plot line follows a whodunit mystery. It …
Continue reading Book Report: Drive your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
I’m feeling very uninspired lately. And I’m trying to sit in that, process it, and move on. Apparently that’s how we deal with emotions, according to my therapist. It sounds so painfully simple. But it’s not. Sending heart to anyone and everyone who needs it. Acknowledging that it’s a privilege to have a job, access …
Since covid-19 infiltrated our ivory towers, I have been silent. It’s partly because social distancing is starting to get to me and partly because I am struggling to find daily delights. Some days I find many delights, but most days find me anxiously awaiting worse and worse news. The roller coaster of corona being treated …
Brain fog, chemo brain, mental clouding. Since I completed my treatment and returned to work, my brain slowly became sharper, faster, and left my brain fog in the dust. My memory improved exponentially, my focus was clear, and I felt so grateful for my mental acuity returning. However, that only lasted for a few fleeting …
I’m feeling rather uninspired to write today. So I’ll leave you with this picture of the two cutest snuggles this side of the Rockies. Note that Malcolm is sleeping in his Huggle, the off brand of a Snuggie. We’ve been living in them since my family gave them to us. So comfy!
WordPress notified me that on this day six years ago, I started this blog. I dreamed of writing a travel blog, so I decided to finally take the plunge in 2014. It was a time when I was grieving and very depressed, so this blog was the perfect distraction but also a reliable way to …
Since I began actually sharing my blog with my friends and family, several people said they want to start blogs. I like to think I'm inspiring (ironic hair flip with zero hair). When I started mine in January 2014, I had NO idea what I was doing. To be honest, I still feel that way …
Before moving into this house, I had no idea how to grow my own food. We were so fortunate to get a house with established foliage and trees, but for many setbacks, we didn’t reap quite the fruit and berry harvest we’d expected. Our largest triumph by far has been our beautiful peaches. I was …
There are blogs that I've been reading for almost 10 years now, and then there are blogs that I've recently discovered and will be reading for the next 10 years. Here are a few of my absolute favorite blogs, old and new, to me at least: Borrowed from beautifulness.com A Beautiful Mess - This is …
