I live in a town where every place has a memory at the ready. This morning it’s a blueberry scone and flavored coffee.  Before Starbucks there was this.  And, even before […]

I am doing hard work.  The hard work of life.  Are you working this job, too? Lately, it has been keeping me from e-mails and blogging like the bygone.  My […]

feburary is that month where winter white can turn to blue. maybe it’s january for you? or march that brings a bit of madness. here are 3 ways to fight winter blues.

it’s a crowded and cozy.  perhaps thats the best kind of description for winter.  the kids don’t get dressed for days, and i wear my robe like a bear wears […]

the other day, i put my grandma’s ring on; wiggled it around my finger.  and, then found myself reaching for a pair of her earrings.  the ones with the signature […]

do you ever just quit your day?  before it can quit you. i’m learning to give myself permission to do just that. sitting down for a day, instead of sitting […]

winter weight.  clearly, this would sound like i’m talking about actual physical, i ate way too much, kind of weight.  the polar vortex pounds, i may or may not still […]

do you ever feel disconnected, and so you over connect?  as in over connect online?  as in scroll through instagram or facebook looking at the same photos repetitively while repetitively you are looking […]

i had been waiting weeks, minutes, a whole year to take my little guys to ride thomas the train.  as in a real train.  somehow i missed that there was this […]

running, runners, and life livers. you guys, i’m running.  this obsessive walker has been pounding the pavement. i’ve hated running as long as i could remember. last time i ran was jr. […]