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So here’s something I never thought I’d be grateful for: social media.  I know, I know. I’m well aware of the dangers of it, to us and to our kids. The inherent FOMO, the posturing and ridiculousness of it all. The potential for misuse, bullying, mind control. (Remind me why we’re all here, again?) Social media… Continue reading Spread the “Likes”

I may have mentioned a time or twelve that I love words.  I love writing them, reading them, even surrounding myself with them. I’m pretty sure wooden word decor (think: “Blessed” or “Live, Laugh, Love”) is now akin to the side part and the skinny jean, but I never claimed to be on the cutting… Continue reading Calling my shot

I used to have a small garden. Just two raised garden beds at the back corner of my house. It wasn’t much.   And I used to have small children with pudgy hands.  They drove a miniature tractor around our little yard and filled the plastic trailer with produce from my garden. Just two tiny humans.… Continue reading Downsizing My Garden, Uplifting Myself

Most of our kids pick a sport or activity to try at some point. They think it looks like fun, or their friends are doing it, so we pony up for the registration fee and go along for the ride.   They like it well enough.  Or they don’t.  And they move on to the next… Continue reading I can’t – my kid has practice. And I wouldn’t change a bit of it.

I am not going to lose weight this year.  I am not going to save money or get organized.  I am not even going to eat healthier.  I am not going to learn a new language or spend less time on social media.   Or maybe I will. If it suits me. Because what I am going to do this… Continue reading Let’s just enjoy the heck out of it.

It’s my favorite shirt.  It’s faded.  It’s nearly worn through in spots.  It was never particularly flattering. It’s a souvenir from a Lukas Nelson show my husband and I caught in Austin, Texas, years ago. And the concert itself was good, but the shirt is so much better.  Have I mentioned that I love this shirt? … Continue reading Of shirts and cheese

You may or may not know that I have three dogs.  You may or may not also know that I am allergic to dogs.  Either way, you are probably putting two and two together right now and wondering why you are reading a post written by a crazy person.  But, in this age of the… Continue reading Happy birthday, Coco!

Deep breaths, clear mind.  Deep breaths, clear mind.  Deep breaths, clear mind.  Did I transfer my son’s karate clothes to the dryer last night? And I think I signed the karate graduation form, but I’m not positive.  I’ll just print it out again this morning before school drop-off.  Except I think we are out of toner for… Continue reading Deep breaths, clear mind…

I don’t normally swear…much. I like words, but the real kind, the SAT kind. And I like to put them together and move them around and make them do tricks. I’m sure I used a few swear words when I was younger and they were particularly illicit, back in elementary school when I first learned that “stupid”… Continue reading $*%#!

Summer is nothing more than a three-month-long New Year’s Eve. So much pressure to have fun, fun, fun (If you just whispered “till her daddy takes the T-bird away” under your breath, you are my people. If you did not, I still love you.).  It is nearly impossible for either event to live up to expectations.  The… Continue reading Happy New (school) Year!