I’m in Des Moines! A sentence I never thought I’d say with an exclamation point, but my best friends Lin & Cara are here so […]
My Energy
Today my energy is forWarming my bodyRunning when it feelsLike twenty degreesAnd realizing I need more layers than this Today my energy is forMy brother […]
Change of Scenery
I’m at my brother’s office right now — he runs his own video production company Spoken Frame Media. I spend the afternoon with him filming […]
Jazz
Arthur kept vigil in my armsFrom evening to dawnUnmoved by my stirringIt’s unlike himThat’s how I knewThat she was goneBefore I knew she was gone […]
Quakes
The pressure in your chest that quakesThe tremor in your voice that breaksIt isn’t what you meant to sayYou didn’t mean to feel this way […]
Better Than We Found It
Excuse me, but today I am just listening to “Better Than We Found It” by Maren Morris. And you should too. When time turns this […]
Hot Tub Gratitude List
Practicing some weekly gratitude again tonight as I get ready for a new week: Hot tub soak, three nights in a row Completing a half […]
Faster
I ran a half-marathon today. 1.56.09. 8:52/mi pace. Two minutes faster than my personal record from the race I ran in March (Run for the […]
The little habits of my remote workspace
I heat up heat packs in the microwave. It’s a break, under a minute. I light a candle. Currently Spiced Pumpkin. I keep Business Bear […]
Crummy Weather
It’s not yet icy — the rain — but it’s close. Forty-one degrees and the water keeps coming down from the gray October sky. And […]