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
Last weekend was my first real trip since 2019. I packed a suitcase, held the mail, flew in an airplane, and stayed in a hotel. In March 2020, my youngest daughter met two friends online through a mutual friend here, the same month our country was shut down due to COVID. She has communicated with these… Continue reading Walking Through The Door
This has turned out to be a really enjoyable project. I would like to encourage all of you to work on something like this in your lives, whether it be in your journals, on your devices, or on your blogs if you have one. In fact, my friend LA created her own list of 100… Continue reading 100 Even More Things I Love
I published a post titled 100 Things I Love in 2017 and it was a lot of fun to write. A lot has happened in in the five years since I published that post, the most significant of which was a global pandemic. But I've changed a lot since 2017, going through menopause, writing a… Continue reading 100 More Things I Love
In last July's tater tot post, I asked what you would rename yourself if you had the option? Or are you content with the name you were given at birth? For a long time, I didn't like my name. That is to say, I didn't think my name suited me. I didn't feel like a… Continue reading What’s in a Name?
A new year. A new administration. Let us begin the new year with a glorious song with lyrics that reflect our new beginning. I discovered this song a few days after I entered menopause. I was watering my plants in my kitchen when this song came on Spotify. When I noticed the lyrics, I started… Continue reading Screw It, I’m Eating Tater Tots- Episode 22 (Looks Like We Made It, Barry Manilow)
A Grace Full Life 