Being thankful for the ups. Learning from the downs. Finding adventure in between.
When I realized a few weeks ago that not only was I about to greet a new decade, but I was also about to celebrate this blog’s 10th anniversary, I went back to the beginning and reread my first post. Then I read my second. And my third. As I continued scrolling through day after […] Read more…
“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language And next year’s words await another voice.” ~T.S. Eliot Another year is about to start, and as we reflect on the year we’re about to leave behind, I wanted to look back on 2019 with another Roller Coaster year in review. So what did my 2019 […] Read more…
“Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.” ~Hal Borland ‘Tis the season for year in review posts. And now that we’re mere hours away from a new year, I thought I’d join in on my personal walk down the […] Read more…
Dear Pets, The last four weeks post-surgery have been rough. And when I say rough, I mean I’ve been rotating the same comfy pants and baggy shirts for over four weeks. I’ve been keeping medication charts. I’ve been taking naps. I’ve watched more tv in the last month than I probably have in the entire […] Read more…
As a writer, I often walk a fine line between what I want to share and what is better left unwritten. And through years of writing from personal experience and putting myself out there publicly, I’ve learned that everyone in my life — however casual or intimate — shoulders the burden of being the potential […] Read more…
Equilibrium: n. (kw-lbr–m, kw-) A condition in which all acting influences are canceled by others, resulting in a stable, balanced, or unchanging system. Wife. Mother. Teacher. Writer. Runner. Friend. Daughter. Housekeeper. Chef. Chauffeur. Life is a balancing act of all the roles we play on a daily basis, our ultimate goal being equilibrium. But lately […] Read more…
