So that I don’t melt into a puddle of meh. Anna is back at her college, our country is just so icky, I really hate social media (particularly Facebook*), and we aren’t homeschooling yet. More about this in a moment. *I took it off my phone and laptop, so I guess I’m off Facebook now.… Continue reading Things I am Doing to Keep Me Out Of Trouble
This has been sitting in the bottom drawer of my desk since 2018 I was thrilled to learn that someone connected to the late John Hughes was reading my screenplay. But here's the thing about my screenplay: it's terrible. I've fallen madly in love with Kate, Regina, and Val over the last five years. I… Continue reading Screenplays and Books and Regrets
In July, I bought this book off of Amazon: I originally bought it for Anna to take to college as a farewell gift. She'd been talking about manifestation all summer, and I thought it would be a nice little treat for her apartment during such a difficult time. But once I paged through… Continue reading Thirty-One Universal Things
I used to refer to each month of tater tots posts as "part 1, part 2, and so on," but I have decided from now on that I would like them to be called episodes. That way I can say, "on this episode of Screw it, I'm eating tater tots..." It's like my the thoughts… Continue reading Screw It, I’m Eating Tater Tots-Episode 16
*Note-this isn't entirely depressing. I feel like I need a trigger warning any more. This post gets funnier, I promise. How are you doing? No, for real. HOW. ARE. YOU. DOING? I feel like a lot of us are struggling to keep our heads above water. I myself am struggling most days of the week.… Continue reading I’m a Groundhog Day Instagramless Hippie
When the quarantine started in March, I began walking in one of the many forest preserves near our house. We are fortunate to have many nature preserves set aside by our county to care for nature in a very unnatural suburban area. Over the past 25 years, I'd drive by these places all the time… Continue reading Walking Away From It All
A Grace Full Life 