An enchanted forest captured by my dear friend, Anna. Sometimes, I feel like I am up to my eyeballs in bullshit. I’ve been using the bs word a lot around here lately; I hope that’s okay. I suppose that I just don’t see the point in sugar-coating anything here. There’s just so much sugar-coating that … Continue reading Overcoming Work Overwhelm
For a long time now, I have wanted to live off the grid – the Instagram grid, that is. I constantly found myself thinking about what other people were putting on the grid. In my mind, I saw other people’s days, outfits, meals, and family moments alongside my own. Continuously, I felt weirded out by … Continue reading Living Off the Grid
On the heels of On Calling Bullshit, I was, naturally, presented with an opportunity to indeed call someone’s bullshit. When I wrote that post in July, I thought there would be only feelings of great achievement if I were to call out another person for the crap they were giving me. I thought I would … Continue reading Healthy Boundaries During a Fight with a Friend
Earlier this month my family and I flew on four different airplanes. (!!) That might sound totally irresponsible to you, but after careful consideration we decided to go for it. Thankfully, as it turned out, everything went just fine :). More importantly, moving through the airports was a marvelous reminder that there is more to … Continue reading Traveling During COVID-19
I have a problem. Or, I think I do… these things get complicated sometimes when it’s just a thought, spinning a web in your head. Before you know it, you're caught and tangled in the web you’ve spun, immobilized. I also like to call this the whirlpool of worry: around and around, edging slowly downward … Continue reading On Calling “Bullshit”
Meet our new pup, Ruca! Ruca coming to us was divinely guided. After the sudden loss of our beloved Joe three years ago, I was still not yet ready to move forward with getting another dog. Over the years, though, I missed having a dog. I have always had dogs and it wasn’t until Joe’s … Continue reading In the Parking Lot, What I Didn’t Know
I notice that my television screen is full of white people. I notice that in TV shows, there is only one black person, playing the token black role. I notice that Schitt’s Creek, acclaimed for being diverse and forward-thinking in regards to sexuality, fails to do anything for colored people. There is one black person … Continue reading As a White Woman, This is What I Notice
Camped out at the makeshift, work-from-home desk! My son’s daycare has been closed for the past ten weeks. My husband and I are both considered “essential workers.” Yes, it’s been quite the at-home adventure. In general, I feel very confused about the unfairness in which life sits. In the process of social distancing, some parents … Continue reading Ten Weeks of Togetherness
Maybe you feel overwhelmed, stressed, and like your very soul is fighting its own existence. It’s a tough spot to be in and it feels like being caught in a mental web of overwhelm. I found myself feeling this way and was in a constant thought process of, “this is wrong, this isn’t right, why … Continue reading A Shift in Perspective
As an introvert I feel like I have the upper hand with the stay-at-home order. I mean, isn’t this what I usually do anyway? (Answer: yes, and no). But no matter how frequently I have stayed home in the past I think we can all agree that staying home now is different: it’s an order, … Continue reading Staying at Home, Gratefully
The Honest Journey 