i began writing this monthly post unintentionally in may 2022, motivated by an unexpected and deeply personal loss. your engagement with these posts means so much to me. i wasn’t sure i would continue after that summer, but now, it has become a cherished part of my monthly routine. thank you for taking part in… Continue reading what i kept – june 2024
these are the things i kept on my phone in the month of may. click here to read previous posts. source i found this idea in a book about adding a color rock to a bowl whenever you think about a memory of a loved one to help cope with grief, and it's been a really nice way for… Continue reading what i kept – may 2024
these are the things i kept on my phone in the month of november. click here to read previous posts. school buses are orange, not yellow. am i wrong? source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWOuWuxL_kA look at how biscuits looks after buddy. by the way, buddy is fine now. this was a few weeks ago. source source source source source source… Continue reading what i kept – november 2023
it's not all grateful journals and soul homework around here. some days, it's chipmunks on feeders, dogs on ledges. because they were eating so aggressively, the birds kept knocking down our old window bird feeder. i mean, i understand. i, too, am an aggressive eater. but i'd have to dig the feeder out of the… Continue reading chipmunks on feeders, dogs on ledges
Ella and I have this thing where I say to her, "you know that most of December is actually still fall, right? Winter doesn't arrive until just before Christmas." She always laughs at me because she knows I'm right but it sounds fake. As if I'm making it up. My sunflowers are not sunflower-ing. That's how it… Continue reading Losing Summer
So here I am, writing posts and articles for my other job on a lazy Saturday afternoon, when suddenly I get the stupidest brainstorm known to man. Backstory: I was creating graphics for my blog on Canva (a site full of free DIY graphics) when I started noticing all these nonsensical situations playing out in… Continue reading Creating Idiotic Canva and Pic Monkey Graphics
A Grace Full Life 