if you’re new to my blog, welcome! here is an explanation of the tater tot post. nature nature-ing summer 2022 i've been trying to recreate the sunflower glory of 2022, when all i did was toss some seed packets in the ground and—boom—sunflowers everywhere. i even had the nerve to tell people here and on instagram how… Continue reading screw it, i’m eating tater tots – episode 77
i began writing this series in may 2022, not intending to make it a tradition. but it stayed—and so did you. thank you for showing up each month. every time i see the personal growth section in a bookstore i think of the movie when harry met sally that blue vomit bag rests, untouched, a reminder… Continue reading what i kept – july 2025
if you’re here for the first time, welcome! you’ll be able to find the other parts of this series here. 1- komorebi should be my word for the year. i see this word probably once a week — in books, songs, blog posts, everywhere. it means the sunlight that filters through the leaves of trees. 2-… Continue reading things i want to remember – part 30
this month marks twenty years in our home. it’s the longest i’ve ever lived in one place — longer than anywhere i grew up — and that still surprises me. i don’t think i ever planned to stay this long when we first moved in, but sometimes life decides for you in the best way.we… Continue reading twenty years in our home
if you’re new to my blog, welcome! here is an explanation of the tater tot post. different perspective one of my blogging friends shared something new about her neighborhood in new york city — it made me think about where i live. i’m in the suburbs of chicago, and what many people — especially transplants like me,… Continue reading screw it, i’m eating tater tots – episode 76
i began writing this series in may 2022, not intending to make it a tradition. but it stayed—and so did you. thank you for showing up each month. june 1st these irises were given to us by our dear friend orpha, who died in january 2024. i meant to write about her last summer, but… Continue reading what i kept – june 2025
A Grace Full Life 