My daughter is now 20 years old. We got her when she was 15 months old. Over the last 19 years, we’ve archived a lot of good memories. The other day, we were all eating out. The restaurant had a claw game machine. You know the one, you put 50 cents...
What I’m actually doing right now for strength, hormones, nervous system health, and feeling like myself again. Spring officially starts on Friday, March 20th. Spring always feels like a deep breath, there is something about the light coming back...
Books to Blogs #19 Book: 3001 Questions All About Me Question#: 2418 Prompt: “Who of the people that I know has the most spotless home?” That is definitely not me. When I came across this question, I laughed immediately because the answer...
March 5 is my favorite day of the year. Every year, without fail. It is the day we became a forever family. It is the day we held our daughter for the first time on the other side of the world. I will never forget walking into that sterile Chinese...
Driving to an appointment today, I spotted a White Egret standing alone on a small patch of land that sits sandwiched between two sides of the highway. It was striking to see such a lovely bird there, in the tall, marshy grass, yet still so close to...
And Why Our Brains Keep Escaping Back to the 90s Lately I keep seeing the same sentence everywhere. On Substack, on Instagram, on podcasts….. “I’m exhausted,” “ I’m burnt out,” “I am so rundown.” I even made an IG post last week on seeing this, in...
Deck to Page #19 Deck: Mindful Souls ‘Soul Bridges’ Category: Connect = Explore the relationships that matter most Prompt: “Tell me about a time you disagreed with someone close to you. My answer came quickly. Every time I disagree with my...
Definition of a Thru-hiker: A thru-hiker is a backpacker who attempts to hike a long-distance trail from end to end in a single continuous journey, usually spanning one hiking season. Popularized by trails like the Appalachian Trail (AT) or Pacific...
I can picture it as vividly as if it were happening now: Metal desk, giant green screen computer, notebook paper pad. I had a 4×6” photograph of the neighborhood. It is the neighborhood I would later come, once again, to live in. I was about...
And I Am Not Okay About It In one week, the clocks spring forward. One hour disappears, but the evenings stay lighter longer, but somehow it feels like time speeds up even more. Why does the year feel like it’s flying by? January felt slow and...