Reading and remembering this feels longer than 6 years ago. My side of the family, each Christmas, converges at one of our homes to celebrate the holiday. This past season, after too many years away, we met in Monterey, CA. Monterey
Do you share too much or not at all?
So, on my TikTok feed, I saw a man calling into an imaginary customer service line: “Hi! I would like to cancel 2021, please.“ (pause and then…) “Yes, I want to cancel. I tried the 7-day trial and I don’t
Awkward, big-ass chair
Nearly every inch of Amira’s walls is covered in Behr’s P290-5 Squash Blossom. Finally. I bought guaranteed-one-coat paint. Three to four coats deep, I’m disillusioned. But, I’m getting closer. A part of this project has included clearing out outgrown, outdated,
It’s good to be reminded: Jan. 7th, 2007
I don’t remember this at all. It feels familiar like a relatable story, but not necessarily my story. I know it is necessary for our brains to constantly be clipping information away that it deems non-critical. Even so, I feel
The night before Gigi’s moving day: Jan 3rd, 2012
Due to my own neglect, I lost my old blog URL and the blog content that it held. I was able to salvage some of the content using archive.org. As I was writing for my Patreon last night, I had
The value of blogging and why I have done it
This morning, I’m remembering the deeper value of blogging and why I have done it. I get Seth Godin’s blog in my email. He’s great at keeping his content pretty short and digestible. Even so, I’m sporadic about reading them.
Leaning into that uneasy feeling.
(Published first to my Patreon supporters.) Recently, a good chunk of my brainstorming and working time has been on our deck. The breeze has been brisk and cool enough. I haven’t had to run back inside for relief from the
Castle in the sand
I’m grateful for the have-to-dos in life sometimes. For example, last weekend, I had to take Amira to the beach for a sculpture class homework. I decided to take on the assignment too – build an abstract sand sculpture. We
Want is different than need
In about an hour, we have friends coming over for a socially-distant lunch. I’m looking forward to seeing them, it’s been a few months. And, my heart and mind are anxious. I feel like too many things aren’t up to
Getting into and used to flow
Flow is the sweet spot of conversations and blogging. You get into it and everything moves organically, one topic to the next. If you fall out of it, getting it back can be awkward. It’s sort of like needing an