Blogging, Books, Favorite Things, Life, Soul Homework, Universe, Writing

“Mommy Magic”

That's what Anna calls my soul homework. She started calling it that when she was in college. When she was having a bad week or someone she knew was having a difficult time, she would ask me to work my "mommy magic." I got a hard-to-find book in the mail a few weeks ago. I found it… Continue reading “Mommy Magic”

Favorite Things, Grief, Humor, Life, Nonsense, Pets, Photography, Soul Homework, What I Kept

What I Kept | June 2023

These are things I kept on my phone in the month of June.. Click here to read previous posts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH2w6Oxx0kQ 2015 https://www.tiktok.com/@feelgoodwoo/video/7246327106815282458 2018 "You have to go out of your mind to use your head" Ram Dass https://www.tiktok.com/@small.town.girl01/video/7237870983447678251?q=small%20town%20girl01&t=1687122453437 https://www.tiktok.com/@jillianmargot/video/7247329022261234990 Someone drew an F in front of the Art Institute sign in Chicago and it was the best… Continue reading What I Kept | June 2023

Blogging, Humor, Life, Nonsense, Soul Homework, Things I Want to Remember, Universe, Writing

Things I Want To Remember | Part Twelve

I don’t want to forget these random thoughts that have been floating around in my head, so I’ve written them down in the notes section of my iPhone. I’m sharing them with you because I suspect they may be something that you can relate to as well. If you’re here for the first time, welcome!… Continue reading Things I Want To Remember | Part Twelve

Anxiety, Blogging, Life, Soul Homework, Writing

Exercise In Humility

I recently read a blog post that said, "It's a great exercise in humility, keeping a blog for this many years." Over the last three years, I've slowly deleted old posts here and there. The reasons for this shifted over time. I started editing old posts because I was embarrassed by my writing. My writing… Continue reading Exercise In Humility

Blogging, Family, Favorite Things, Humor, Life, Nonsense, Soul Homework, Tater Tots, Writing

Screw It, I’m Eating Tater Tots- Episode 51

If you’re new to my blog, welcome! Here is an explanation of the tater tot post This was an old header from many years ago Blog name Elizabeth recently shared the story of how her blog got its name and then invited her blogger readers to share their own. When I first began blogging in 2010, I… Continue reading Screw It, I’m Eating Tater Tots- Episode 51

Blogging, Favorite Things, Friends, Garden, Grief, Humor, Life, Nonsense, Pets, Photography, Soul Homework, Universe, What I Kept, Writing

What I Kept | May 2023

I started writing this post unintentionally a year ago this month. The origin of this post is rooted in grief. Grief that I didn't anticipate. Grief that I've had shame over having. This past year, I have grieved in ways I could not have imagined and it has changed me for the better. Thank you for… Continue reading What I Kept | May 2023