I look at houses online, a lot. Maybe too much. Sometimes I look at houses in my neighborhood, sometimes in my hometown. Sometimes I look at houses in places I've lived before. I pore over lot size and price per square foot and judge the lighting or staging I see. But mostly I imagine what … Continue reading Spending time with Past, Present, and Future (no, this isn’t my version of A Christmas Carol)
Category: adulting
Religion & faith in context: The Book of Longings
Let me start by saying, Wow. I was blown away by this book by Sue Monk Kidd, who also wrote the best-selling Secret Life of Bees (which I have not read). The Book of Longings was really a book I have needed in my life for a long time, though it was just released. It … Continue reading Religion & faith in context: The Book of Longings
Simple life in 2021
If 2020 has taught me anything, it's that we humans make life so much more complicated and difficult than it needs to be. Is there anything more basic to life than waking up with the sun, eating, and observing life around us? As I write this, I'm taking advantage of (probably) seasonal spring-ish weather in … Continue reading Simple life in 2021
Recap of “2020 – The Year of Saying No”
In January, I wrote this post about saying no, my theme for this year. It came off the coattails of the Year of Being Honest. I haven't picked a personal theme for 2021 yet, but thought I would recap and expound on the list of things I wanted to do for 2020. Reading. Lots and … Continue reading Recap of “2020 – The Year of Saying No”
Twilight as liminal space
We are approaching the longest night and shortest day of the year. I always focus on the night part. https://www.goodfon.com/wallpaper/laplandiya-finlyandiya-zima-sneg-5978.html Winter twilight produces some of the weirdest light. Night comes on fast, especially if it's a day like today where skies have been gray and heavy with frozen precipitation. At one point, there is still … Continue reading Twilight as liminal space
November 12, 2019 @ 9:13 pm
We are at a collective breaking point. There is virtually no one I talk to who isn't busy or overwhelmed or burnt out. Most people give lip service about committing to anything, except they've overcommitted to everything, seemingly. It's strange. I think we're headed towards a precipice. All of society is running and careening out … Continue reading November 12, 2019 @ 9:13 pm
Boundaries
I don't normally write for this blog on my work laptop and I usually have my Sunday post done by now, but my personal laptop seems to be dead. At least for now. Quite a bummer, too, because I was working on a very cozy vibe for a mid-autumn Sunday morning - complete quiet, a … Continue reading Boundaries
Meta post
On this blog, you get a little bit of everything. Some reminiscing and retelling of memories. Some analysis of grief. Some water cooler chat - shooting the shit about teaching. Some talk of books, a little of which is actually coherent. Despite my best efforts to be "on" 95% of the time, it's just not … Continue reading Meta post
What happens when you read fiction or fantasy
Like I've mentioned before on this blog, I haven't always been a big reader. I've always aspired to be a big reader, maybe even faking it once or twice, but never like my sister. Or my mom. Or even some of the kids in my family. Truth be told, up until a couple years ago, … Continue reading What happens when you read fiction or fantasy
November TBR
Guys, at the time I'm writing this post, I just finished my 56th book of 2020. I cannot believe it, honestly. I started reading again as a habit back in 2017, and solidified my habit through my local library's Winter Reading challenge (5 books from December to March). I started my rekindled relationship with reading … Continue reading November TBR
MPM 2.0: mercy unmasked 