Knitting is magic. Witchcraft. I’ve been knitting for a few years. I’m not good. I’m crazy slow. However, I keep picking back up my needles. I also try to surround myself with those who know what the hell they are doing and can help me. I just...
We live in a one-bathroom home. Living here now are five people. It’s become commonplace to be sitting in my chair at the end of the day and to hear some form of “whose turn it is in there” squabble. Last night I could hear my youngest and my...
Social media is a powerful tool for staying connected and informed, but for highly sensitive and empathic individuals, it can also be a source of significant stress and anxiety, especially when it comes to political content. The constant increase of...
A lot of things bring me joy in this world. I’m pretty lucky. I have a great family, wonderful friends, Buddhism, a nice house, and a car. I’m grateful for all of this stuff. Also topping my grateful list is the sporting spectacle which only happens...
A new book I keep seeing pop up on Instagram feeds of people I follow in the wellness and mindset space is The Anxious Generation, this reminded me about 4 years ago I watched a documentary called The Social Dilemma. This documentary shows how...
Growing up my family did not do vacations. I was in high school when I saw the beach for the first time. I fell in love and immediately assumed the beach was my happy place and where I was the most relaxed and Zen-like—as Zen as a person with a...
I went for a walk with my daughter, Tessa, last night along the trail by our house. We’ve been trying to go every night, really hyping each other up to prioritize fitness this summer by telling each other what absolute rock stars we are, and how...
I loved watching the Olympics when I was little. I don’t remember watching Mary-Lou Retton live, I more so only remember her from stories and her commercial endorsements and the fact she scored a perfect 10. I remember Kim Zmeskal, Dominique...
I love my daughter’s friends. When she went away to school, I had no idea I would become so invested in the lives of her friends, but here we are. I pull for them at every given opportunity. Josie has very good friends from where we live, but when...
A few evenings ago, as dinner time neared, I got a text from my dear friend Amanda: “Tell me there have been some days this summer where Paige has looked at a screen until her eyes fall out. The kids have been busy, but today they have literally...