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
in January, i mentioned that i wanted to start taking more selfies. january i don't often like pictures of me. particularly in pictures taken by others. if memes and social media are any indication, i am not alone. source that same month, i was told that I looked pregnant. it was a sarcastic remark (and I've been called far… Continue reading a year of selfies
if you’re new to my blog, welcome! here is an explanation of the tater tot post. healing xray after cast removal. you can see his new body parts in this picture. 😊 mike's surgeon gave him the all-clear two weeks ago, and he no longer has to wear his boot! he's now in physical therapy 1-2 times… Continue reading screw it, i’m eating tater tots – episode 57
i was scrolling through instagram this weekend and i saw some brilliant pictures of fall trees from all of the accounts that i follow. people who are living their best autumn lives. i collapsed onto my accupressure mat and began to cry. i feel like i've spent the last year only looking ahead. i've been… Continue reading wake up calls
I stumbled onto this poem many months ago: Source I should mention that I discovered this poem through this blogger. She wrote her own version of George Ella Lyons' poem, which I also loved, so please visit her blog to read hers. I remember Anna working on this project in high school, but I had… Continue reading Where I’m From
I started the first 100 Things I Don't Love list here. I'm always hesitant to publish these posts because I don't want them to appear negative or complainy. That's not to say there's anything wrong with that. I believe that a good rant every now and then is good for the soul. I believe that… Continue reading 100 Even More Things I Don’t Love
A Grace Full Life 