Today was one of those days in April that is not only stunningly beautiful but the perfect balm for a winter-weary spirit. It was 80 degrees – and to give…
I can’t believe I’m about to write about losing a kitty again, two months after losing our other one, but here I am. My heart is shattered into a million…
Motherhood is a strange thing. One minute you’re the center of your child’s universe, and the next you’ve ruined their day by committing the crime of attempting to keep them…
Let’s talk about concerts. Everyone needs a hobby. Mine just happens to be live music. And I’ll just go ahead and stop you right now before you look down your…
My youngest son is 16, and now has his license. Unfortunately for him, used cars now cost so much money that we haven’t been able to get him his own…
Nothing ever really prepares you to say goodbye to a little furry friend …When I moved here almost ten years ago now, having just been divorced, I was struggling when…
This post is a bit of a blast from the not-so-distant past. I wrote this last October, but I couldn’t share it with the world until now. Sometimes there are…
While we’re at it, I want to have a conversation about eyes. Specifically, I want to talk about eyesight, and reading, and the loss of my pride – not necessarily…
“The fat pad in your heel is dissolving with age.” File this under Sentences I Never Thought I’d Hear. The fat pad is … It’s what?? This was not a…
Picture it. My house. 2024. A no-longer-quite-so-young-girl is sitting in her bedroom, staring at an offending box on the floor. It mocks her with just its title. She sighs, having…