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 […]
Kinder
It’s Thanksgiving week, which complicated history aside, has me leaning into the cliche of gratitude. I had looked up some journal prompts on gratitude to […]
Weekend Gratitude
The hour back that I forgot about, presented like an unexpected gift The beech tree leaves are bright gold; I feel rich walking among them […]
A Picture
I’m tempted to just leave this picture here tonight: Putzing on a few work tasks, enjoying the fire, watching Miraculous Ladybug for the umpteenth time […]
In Iowa
I’m in Iowa today! I left my brother’s in Madison early this morning to arrive in Des Moines before noon. I’ll be at Lin and […]
7 Perks of Working At My Brother’s House
The internet. It works. It’s fast. My face is so clear on the video calls. Wow. Zoom filter is killing it today. This monitor is […]
Flexibility
Flexibility. I appreciate the autonomy I have in my job, especially today. Through some poor meeting planning and using my short break to go for […]
Spotlight the Bright
I know it’s too soon for another gratitude list, but it’s been a long day and when I’m having rough feelings it help to spotlight […]