I begrudgingly put up the Christmas tree and decorated the mantle. Once again, this year, I wasn’t feeling it. Dammit. It is just so much work. I wanted it to go away. I was ready to skip the holidays if at all possible. The tree has now been up...
Yesterday was my birthday. I turned 49, and I’m now at the age where I am questioning if I have to actually tell people that. I cannot wrap my mind around almost being in my 50s, although I remember turning 30 and feeling the same way about it. I...
The Year I Stopped Adding to the List Every year around my birthday, I’ve made a tradition of writing a list, 40 things I’ve learned, 41 things I know for sure, 42 lessons from my 40s, and so on. It started as a reflection practice, a way to mark...
Books to Blogs #14 Book: One Question A Day for Positivity December 8: “What’s a sign of progress in the world?” Some questions feel large the moment we read them — as if they’re inviting us to zoom out, breathe deeply, and really look at the world...
Let’s face it. The holidays can be brutal. You do what ya gotta do to get through. I’m not here to judge. I am, however, here to laugh my ass off when I see people making and talking about what I consider a hilarious Christmas gift. It happened in...
We just got back from 3 full days in New York City for my youngest daughter’s fifteenth birthday weekend, and after walking what felt like the entire island in a polar vortex with half of America, I have thoughts. Hopefully helpful thoughts. The...
From the Deck to the Page #14 Deck: Mindful Souls ‘Soul Bridges’ Card Category: Play – Dive into the fun, unexpected stuff. Some prompts arrive like a sigh — honest, human, and impossible to answer without telling the truth. This week’s Soul...
Note: There are NO spoilers in this post. My family did not immediately jump on the Stranger Things bandwagon. We started watching from the beginning when the second season dropped. Yes. We were hooked. You must understand this isn’t the...
We got our Christmas tree this last weekend. I had been sick with a terrible cold, but had still powered through to host Thanksgiving, do all the clean up, help throw a two year old’s birthday party Saturday, and then had decorated the house for...
A few nights ago this recurring dream started, I keep having this dream that I wake up on Christmas Eve morning and realize I haven’t bought a single present. I haven’t ordered any gifts the kids want, I don’t have any presents for family or my...