I'm currently in love with my house, which is a good thing to discover about myself during a time when I've had to spend more time in it than outside of it. It has helped me to create a cocoon during a difficult time. Even though I'm hitting proverbial walls from being inside so much,… Continue reading On Elephants and Hitting Walls
I am trying to like winter, but winter is not cooperating. I dislike winter, and I'm not sure when it started because I used to enjoy it. I tried to solve the winter hatred puzzle in therapy. We discussed it and concluded that it was most likely because I had both of my children in the… Continue reading Things to Make Winter Not Suck (A lot Of This Is Gonna Be Food)
For most of my life, I was afraid that if I told someone about something I wanted to do, I would fail at it. For example, if I said, “My blog will be successful!” it would mean unequivocal failure. Because by declaring it, I was being overly confident, and thus inviting failure. I was being… Continue reading Universe-Ism #2 -Pity Party for Zero
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)
Well, maybe not everyone, but this post is in response to something I wrote in 2017 titled, Why I am Not Sending Everyone a Christmas Card, and while I am most likely not sending everyone in my address book a card this year, (because my handwriting, it sucks), I am sending cards because this year… Continue reading Why I Am Sending Everyone a Christmas Card
It is so hard to find the good these days, isn't it? Even I, the Universe whisperer as of late, has days when I just want to squirt the entire Hershey syrup bottle into my mouth and call it a damn day. So I came up with this list. Knowing that I won't be sitting… Continue reading Things to Be Grateful For When It’s Just Really Hard to Be Grateful
