Three workdays until I head on vacation. Starting The Defenders on Netflix (at long last). Reading My Hero Academia manga. And fanfiction. A slow chilly […]
Happily Ever After
“Happily ever after only lasts if you have six minutes to live.” That’s what Dr. Laurie Santos said on the We Can Do Hard Things […]
A Favorite Poem
I’m attending an all-day (required) adoption training tomorrow, so my boss (who also adopted her kids) shared with me her favorite adoption poem this evening. […]
Christmas Eve
A whirlwind of plan changes as we drive south today and my Mom and I checked into a last-minute hotel in Madison a little bit […]
The Weekly Gratitude List
I’m not going to lie, I am having a hard time thinking of something to write about that’s not Spider-Man. No spoilers, of course. So […]
Sunday Gratitude
A beautiful new coffee table book arrives, Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown (seriously, this book is gorgeous) Seven chapters of revision completed this […]
Honey
I wake to the thought of honey, the word I should’ve chosen the night before. Her scent is too warm for lavender, I think. I […]
Winter Storm
The first winter storm of the season. It snows through last night and into this evening. At noon, I brush a heavy layer of snow […]
Post-Thanksgiving
I had a very quintessential day-after-Thanksgiving day. From the slight hangover from good wine to doing some local Black Friday shopping uptown to two meals […]
Thanksgiving 2021
For the food. Holy cow can my Mom cook. All the staples, mostly from scratch, served with lefse. Hallelujah. For the Euchre tournament we play […]