I've been writing about my birthday month for several years now, but for those who are new, I celebrate the entire month of my birth by writing fun posts of no substance. Okay, I do that all year round. But in the month of my birth, I do have more fun with the blog than… Continue reading Screw It, I’m Eating Tater Tots- Part Twelve (Birthday Month Edition)
Today is April 1st, which means the first day of birthday month. No exclamation point because birthday month also implies quarantine month, which means that my actual birthday (the 28th) will be spent in quarantine. I just want everyone to stop dying, stop getting sick, stay at home, and be decent human beings. That's what… Continue reading Good News in the Midst of So Much Bad
Last November, I taught a homeschool creative writing class and within the class "syllabus" I decided that we were going to create something called "happiness jars". I don't remember where I got the idea but I just know it wasn't my original idea. The gist was to get a jar with a lid and add… Continue reading The Happiness Jar
A few years ago, I wrote a post titled I Hate Painting Furniture. It was a good post, actually one of my favorites which is why I reblogged it this past Friday. If you didn't get a chance to read it, maybe go read it first then come back and read this post. Like demented… Continue reading I Don’t Hate Painting Furniture Anymore
We had last painted our bedroom about ten years ago. We painted it a taupe color that I loved. Interestingly, it was the same paint color that was in my ex in-laws' condo. I had texted my former mother-in-law a few weeks before to ask her what the name of the color was. I can’t… Continue reading On Painting Bedrooms and Dying Hamsters
Menopause cry journal, courtesy of Mary Ruefle.I have something very similar—except mine is a migraine journal filled with big black M’s instead of C’s. Two weeks ago, a friend texted me a link to an article by Mary Ruefle titled Pause. Mary Ruefle wrote her essay Pause in 2015 about her experience with menopause. That… Continue reading Understood
A Grace Full Life 