I’m so busy living that I can’t find time to read about how to live better and keep metrics of my life. I want to do both things, but I find integrating them into my day-to-day activities challenging. I know something’s gotta give, but should it be something else? Would it be better if I […]

I wouldn’t say I’m the kind of person who overthinks stuff. I usually don’t have the luxury of time to spend thinking about options. I’m also primarily practical when it comes to projects at work and family situations. I figure out what needs to happen, what steps I can quickly take to get there, then […]

My dad tested positive for Covid over two weeks ago. He is 77 years, fully vaccinated, and survived the virus. There were a couple of days there where I started to prepare for the worst in my head. I was ready to fly out to the Philippines in just hours, but the immediate 10-day mandatory […]

I’m so excited for Write of Passage to start tomorrow. It’s a cohort-based course that “helps you overcome your mental roadblocks and share your best work.” It’s been more than that to me. I’ve been publishing on blogs since 2004, but I didn’t think of myself as a real writer (whatever that means). Other people’s […]

It’s a three-day weekend marking the end of summer — Labor Day Weekend. It’s one more day to hang out with the kids at home, one more night sleeping in the Murphy bed in the TV room with the little monsters. They love it when we pull that bed down during the weekends. They won’t […]

Two weeks ago, the kids and I stopped at the local library on the way home from their swimming lessons. I had to pick up a book I’d reserved online, but the little ones also wanted to come inside and check out some books. Between the two of them, they chose seven books. My son […]

I have nothing interesting I want to say today. There are some excellent and also distressing events I can talk about, but I’m too exhausted in so many ways to do anything but write to say that I’m not going to write. At least not today. Just this much.

My husband and I just had a craving for In-n-Out. It’s already 10:30 at night, but the nearest In-n-Out doesn’t close until one o’clock in the morning. The only problem is it’s 37 minutes away. Hah! so I don’t think it’s going to happen. I think what’s going to end up happening is, I’m going […]

My mom’s birthday is coming up, and I’ve been thinking about seeing her, possibly taking her out to eat to dinner. Or lunch even. I haven’t seen her since a couple of days before Christmas last year, although she only lives 45 minutes away. I’d like to say it’s all due to COVID, but that’s […]