It’s 8:18 on a Wednesday night and I’ve just made the pizza in the park a success, complete with barefoot stream walking and heart-rock finding and splashing with the dog; cleaned up the toothpaste and cornstarch slime; organized tomorrow’s school work; cleaned and sealed the granite counter tops; watered the plants; and vacuumed up deflated […]
Know Thyself
People say that age brings wisdom. My mom does, and I’m pretty sure it’s a thing. I know Maya Angelou said, ‘When you know better, you do better.’ She’s kind of like the word of god in my head. Maya Angelou is my Morgan Freeman, so I listen closely. Yesterday I strode into forty, and […]
All My Moves
December 2019: It didn’t stress me out much when our house was in boxes, my shoes in garbage bags, and that I spent so much time considering whether to do the necessary laundry in one last gasp in the old place — where I knew the time and temperature like the back of my hand […]
WARNING: Strings attached
Yesterday I got some shitty news that I wasn’t expecting. It was the kind that makes you question everything; the kind that pushes all of your buttons; the kind that leads you down those snake holes you thought you’d filled in years ago. Metaphorically speaking, this news walked me to the corners of the garage […]
Tend to the Garden
I’m finally in a place where I can write about The Friend Breakup (TFB) of this winter. While not going through each agonizing detail, and to protect parties both innocent and guilty (….and pretty much everyone is both), I will say this: I f’ed up. Big time. But it was complicated. I will also […]
39: The Overview Effect
Our culture does not celebrate aging as it should. Sure, it celebrates the heck out of little kids. Weekends these days are like Birthdaypalooza, after which we nurse our kids’ chips+juice+icing hangovers or better yet Trampoline Park Strep. And yet we go. TBH, they’re mostly super fun. Little kids claim their age with glee, and […]