Pine sol and lavender meltsAnd layers of dust from ground-down concreteI’m on my knees, scrubbingBut the new floors look like home After a week of […]
The Day
‘Let the day be the day’ And other things a therapist tells me That make me feel a little better About being a mile off […]
A Little Success
Today is a little success. Not much got done but that was the plan. In the weeks where I’ve been struggling to plan my downtime […]
Wildflowers
I take a picture Of each wildflower in bloom Walk and breathe again With Love,Natalie
Other Medicines
A dosage of sunshine, three times A few chapters on philosophy and courage Two showers, morning and eve Two breakfast tacos for dinner A story […]
Deep Clean
It’s my last weekend at home before I head to Des Moines next weekend and then Kansas after that. Three weeks until the due date. […]
A Beautiful Bath Accessory
I spent a very wise ten bucks this week and finally got myself a drain cover for my bathtub. I really like taking baths and […]
Dress-Rehearsing Tragedy
We all dress-rehearse tragedy, right? Like if imagining the worst and conjuring tears and pain will somehow prepare you for the real thing. Except it […]
Sleep While You Can
Sleep while you canThe new mother tells meSo I take the permission slipLike a command I dream best in the early morningsBetween alarms, set far […]
April 21, 2023
It’s April 21st again, a day I celebrate every year (see posts from 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 for more), and this year I’m with […]