I don’t know about you, but climate change scares the living hell out of me. And saddens me all at once. It often feels too overwhelming to want to help and make change on a personal level, community, or on the global scale. I adopted a practice about a year ago on my walks around …
You know that thing you’ve been waiting to do because you don’t think anyone would be interested or because you’re afraid of failing? This, now, is your sign to do that thing. Write that book! Start that business! Take that class! My fear of failure kept me from starting this blog for a few years. …
Since the pandemic began, I have been focusing less on daily delights and more on the sense of impending doom filling my body making room for little else. I decided I would write a new Daily Delight post but then struggled to come up with anything solid. Funny how I can cultivate what I put …
Since I could read, I wanted to write a book. My very first book, written AND illustrated by a Kindergarten or 1st grade me, is called "How the Jellyfish Got her Tentacles". I specifically remember wanting to write about how the jellyfish got her babies, but the teacher vetoed it HARD. That was the first, …
I’ve got two for you today. I bought a car last week for the first time ever on my own! We’ve had about 8 total inches of snow this week which meant two two-hour delays. I feel so independent now that I can actually get places in snow. No more canceling plans or calling into …
Friends! Have you seen? My GoFundMe has raised $7,730 since I created it yesterday (if you haven't seen my GoFundMe page lately, click here). I cannot even believe it. I keep saying that. And crying. All the crying. I had no idea such a venerable, altruistic community and extended community existed around me. Some people …
My weight has constantly been in the back of my mind since I was 9 years old. I remember my cousin going on a diet around the age of 10. I was labeled by my elementary school peers as the "fat kid" around age 10. Since then I have struggled with the idea that weight …
Hello, friends! I have an exciting announcement--no, I'm not pregnant--but I am relocating to an area just south of Seattle, Washington. My three years in Colorado Springs have been challenging, heart wrenching, beautiful, inspiring, motivating, and I could go on. So many things have happened in the last three years. I value the people I've …
In January 2015, I set some goals for solo traveling to San Diego, Utah, Mesa Verde, the Grand Canyon, and Yellow Stone here . I had also booked a trip to Prague, Vienna, and Budapest in February. Most of my travel plans were thwarted because I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Despite my medical dramas, …
After a tumultuous year of cancer, moving, and finding new love, I think I'm ready to get back to blogging. My hope is that I can overcome my fear of failure (and bad grammar) and continue to write. I have some interesting stories to share, and I think you'll like them. You may even find …
