I'm doing better than I expected during this pandemic. I have bad days, but nothing like what I imagined before all this started. I honestly believe our home has a lot to do with it. I'm grateful for everything my home has done for me lately. It is currently tasked with keeping all of us… Continue reading Nesting and Routines
Today is April 1st, which means the first day of birthday month. No exclamation point because birthday month also implies quarantine month, which means that my actual birthday (the 28th) will be spent in quarantine. I just want everyone to stop dying, stop getting sick, stay at home, and be decent human beings. That's what… Continue reading Good News in the Midst of So Much Bad
Last November, I taught a homeschool creative writing class and within the class "syllabus" I decided that we were going to create something called "happiness jars". I don't remember where I got the idea but I just know it wasn't my original idea. The gist was to get a jar with a lid and add… Continue reading The Happiness Jar
A few years ago, I wrote a post titled I Hate Painting Furniture. It was a good post, actually one of my favorites which is why I reblogged it this past Friday. If you didn't get a chance to read it, maybe go read it first then come back and read this post. Like demented… Continue reading I Don’t Hate Painting Furniture Anymore
We had last painted our bedroom about ten years ago. We painted it a taupe color that I loved. Interestingly, it was the same paint color that was in my ex in-laws' condo. I had texted my former mother-in-law a few weeks before to ask her what the name of the color was. I can’t… Continue reading On Painting Bedrooms and Dying Hamsters
I hope that doesn't make a bunch of new people want to read my blog. To be clear, I'm not "doing" Joe. But for real, I'm doing something wrong at Trader Joes. I don't know what I'm supposed to buy there. I do have a few favorites (keep reading to find out what they are),… Continue reading I’m Not Doing Trader Joe Correctly
A Grace Full Life 