Family, Favorite Things, Garden, Life, Pets, Soul Homework, Travel, Universe, Writing

Sacred Space

The word sacred has been on my radar a lot in recent weeks. One day in June, I read the word in a daily affirmation passage from a book I love. "With the best of intentions, we often build false careers of studying the river without ever getting wet. In this way, we can ponder… Continue reading Sacred Space

Favorite Things, Garden, Life, Nonsense, Pets, Soul Homework, What I Kept, Writing

What I Kept | June 2022

I shared a post like to this one back in May because I was having trouble expressing how I felt in words. It eventually turned into a lovely little post, which I occasionally find enjoyable to revisit now and then. I find that going through my phone and looking at the photographs, quotes, and videos… Continue reading What I Kept | June 2022

Books, Favorite Things, Garden, Humor, Life, Nonsense, Pets, Tater Tots

Screw It, I’m Eating Tater Tots- Episode 40

If you’re new to my blog, welcome! Here is an explanation of the tater tot post. Love Ella and I were visiting our local mall a few weeks ago when I noticed the old Banana Republic, where I used to work many years ago, had closed. In honor of Pride Month, they transformed the storefront into a… Continue reading Screw It, I’m Eating Tater Tots- Episode 40

Childhood, Grief, Life, Podcast, Soul Homework, Writing

Podcast-80’s Names| My Name is on the List | Grieving

https://anchor.fm/agracefulllife/episodes/80s-Names-My-Name-is-on-the-List-Grieving-e1jmprt When I heard this song one day, it made me think about the names I grew up with. So I put "80s names" into Google. The search turned up this article: Baby Names Losing Popularity in the 21st Century My name was #15, which was ironic. Why is that ironic? Because from 1970 to… Continue reading Podcast-80’s Names| My Name is on the List | Grieving

Life, Menopause, Podcast, Writing

Chapter Nine- Not My Mother’s Menopause

I'm no longer going to read my book on my podcast. It just appears to be an unnecessary extra step. I will continue to produce a podcast, but it will be about random nonsense, as the world desperately needs more of it. I promised there would be more positive content in the book, and here… Continue reading Chapter Nine- Not My Mother’s Menopause

Favorite Things, Garden, Humor, Life, Nonsense, Pets, Soul Homework, Tater Tots, Universe

Screw It, I’m Eating Tater Tots- Episode 39

If you’re new to my blog, welcome! Here is an explanation of the tater tot post. My ranunculus a few weeks ago Mother I feel like I'm a mother hen. My ranunculus that came as roots have grown. I've never done anything like this before, so I feel very Mother Earthly. I just put them in the… Continue reading Screw It, I’m Eating Tater Tots- Episode 39