Birds, Blogging, Family, Favorite Things, Food, Garden, Grief, Life, Migraine, Soul Homework, Writing

365 grateful days of 2023

2023 was not our best year. legs breaking, cars stalling, moms falling, dads getting very sick. when mike broke his leg, we found comfort in reading my gratitude journal aloud, which has become a part of my daily routine. surprisingly, despite the difficulties, we discovered a lot of joy. keeping a gratitude journal, which is part… Continue reading 365 grateful days of 2023

Family, Grief, Life, Music, Tater Tots

screw it, i’m eating tater tots – episode 58

if you’re new to my blog, welcome! here is an explanation of the tater tot post. how are you doing? what would make your life easier? source i've answered this question countless different ways in my soul homework over the last month. i don't have a lot of ambition right now. hopefully i will gain that back… Continue reading screw it, i’m eating tater tots – episode 58

Childhood, Family, Favorite Things, Grief, Life, Photography, What I Kept

what i kept – december 2023

these are the things i kept on my phone in the month of december. click here to read previous posts. i wish i could go back to november's problems. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnceGRsyxRI when I first started blogging, my dad bought this ornament for me. christmas day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS0ttYM6h10 i recorded a video of the snow falling on the day we found… Continue reading what i kept – december 2023

Family, Grief, Life, Writing

i’m the tree and the blanket

my friend nicole once wrote a good analogy about how we are all the charlie brown tree. https://girlinaboyhouse.com/2020/12/sometimes-youre-the-charlie-brown-christmas-tree-sometimes-youre-linus-blanket-forty-weeks-in/ side note- if you've never seen a charlie brown christmas, this won't make sense. but, i highly recommend watching it just for the soundtrack. we learned 11 days ago that my dad had some potentially scary things inside… Continue reading i’m the tree and the blanket

Birds, Books, Favorite Things, Grief, Life, Pets, Photography, Soul Homework, Universe, What I Kept

what i kept – november 2023

these are the things i kept on my phone in the month of november. click here to read previous posts. school buses are orange, not yellow. am i wrong? source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWOuWuxL_kA look at how biscuits looks after buddy. by the way, buddy is fine now. this was a few weeks ago. source source source source source source… Continue reading what i kept – november 2023