Perimenopause Symptom or Sign I Still Have a Heart as Civilization Ends? An ache developed in my breastbone yesterday. I’ll turn 47 this week, so aches are common, but this is a new development. It only lets up when I lie face down in bed and let myself breathe into my pillow for a few […]
One of the few New Years traditions I love is choosing a word for the upcoming year, an intention summed up concisely. The rub for me is that every year I’ve tried to suggest my own, the universe comes skidding in with a large club, aggressively warning “that’s not it” and sending me in a […]
There was no holiday card this year. I couldn’t even bring myself to log in to social media for long enough to post a holiday wish there. I love you all, and I appreciate the wishes you’ve sent. You’ll have to take my word for it. I thought maybe a little time and space would […]
Every year, after the Christmas bustle and just before New Year’s Eve sneaks up, I find myself in reflection mode. Sometimes I’m flabbergasted by the speed at which the year flew; some years have me on my knees in thanks for the blessings and growth; other years, I have to dig a little to excavate […]
I didn’t take back-to-school pictures of my kids this year. I didn’t forget like I did in pre-K. We didn’t run out of time, as I’m sure was the case another year. I simply admitted to myself that of all the battles to be fought that morning, that one I could let go. Me letting […]
Quick side story: I’ve been wanting to do more writing and finding it tricky to fit it into our wild summer schedule, so my awesome therapist and life guru recommended that I try a new app called Otter to capture thoughts and ideas. You record your thoughts and it creates a transcript for you. The […]
Our sweet, old furry girl Zoey has me so smitten these days. She’s a long-haired, black, 13.75 year old dog, so summer is not nearly her best season. This morning, I got a slow start so it was already steamy when we departed for our morning walk. Two blocks in, she found some shade cover […]
I was talking with a woman recently about her adventures in closet cleanouts. She is preparing for a move, listing her house, and doing it all with twin toddlers. She explained the post-baby master closet comb-through I remember doing after each of our boys came into our lives — the ones that involves considering your […]
While getting dressed for a long-awaited date night this weekend, I reached for the first piece of jewelry my husband gifted me long, long ago in a land far away back when our relationship was still shiny, new, and exciting. I remember the air coming out of my lungs when he handed me my very […]
There I was, body softening into my yoga mat, monkey mind quieted, breath slowing, perfectly relaxed, oil diffuser humming, and probably only 1 short minute into a 7 minute savasana. Ahhhhh. Yeeeeessss. And then slam of the door and “Mooooooooooommmmm!?” just above me. I held that softly flowing breath for a second — maybe it […]
