It’s 10:30, about an hour past my usual bedtime. I’m up late, trying to catch up on some work – but all of my Pandora shuffle wants to do is zap me back to college. Shuffle in memories, shuffle in heartbreak, shuffle in all the times my girls had my back, shuffle in loneliness, shuffle…
Category: Life
My Computer Shit the Bed, So Here’s a Cookie Recipe and Digital Management Advice
Anyone who’s talked to either myself or my husband knows that we’re really annoyed this weekend. It isn’t at tourists coming into our beautiful city and getting two drunk on one of the two scenic rivers here. It isn’t our precious baby who’s smile melts us into itty bitty pieces every time he gives us…
Week 1.
It’s 2:45 a.m. The rain is still falling after a brief tornado warning for central Texas earlier in the night. The dog is chewing on some rawhide. The night is still; besides the exception of gently rolling thunder that now poses no threat. There is ambient light from a decorative white LED birch tree that…
Ladies: Our Work Isn’t Done
This weekend, I used my small portal to the world (ie: my phone)(from the couch)(because pregnant) to view hundreds of pictures. These pictures featured thousands of signs and millions of women all over the world uniting in solidarity. They were all participating in the Women’s March. The Women’s March has certainly received mixed reviews, and…
Be An Adult (as Compared to What?)
I had an interesting conversation in the car with my husband yesterday on our way to the doctor’s office. We were in his ’65 Dodge Coronet. We really were underslept and overworked, especially it being the first week back to work after our vacation time off. We were dealing with a behavior problem in our…
Help Find Allison a Kidney!
Allison Davis, a member of the Gonzales area community and mother, is in desperate need of a kidney. Her previous donor was unable to donate after several tests. All those with Blood Type’s B’s and O’s are strongly encouraged to see if they are a match. I met Allison last year while she was my…
Kick Your Year Off in Gratitude
I am pleased to announce that I, along with many other business owners, adversity survivors, thought leaders, and inspiration curators, have collaborated in a helpful tool for a better life. Introducing Live in Gratitude Daily, a once-a-day read for an entire year sure to make you more grateful, happier, and empowered. This book will be…
My (Retired) Winter Song
This song came on one of my holiday Pandora stations recently. I guess its become a Christmas song. To me, it was a song I played incessantly on loop the January after its release, when winter was upon us and the coldness of living was heavily weighed on my heart and my spirit. I was helplessly…
Well, I’m pregnant.
Hey internet, I guess I can clue you in as well. I’m pregnant. I’m 32 and carrying the first grandchild on both sides of the family. I finally announced it, officially, yesterday, because I love Halloween. My husband loves Halloween because it’s an excuse to watch horror movies all month. Not going to lie, I’ve…
90 Things I Learned in My 20’s
This is a follow-up to my high school senior essay, 100 things I REALLY learned in high school Disclaimer: this is written from the viewpoint of a very independent, perpetually single, offbeat heterosexual, some would refer to as privileged (although if you are truly privileged, you’ve probably never collected unemployment – like I have), caucasian…
Hello world!
As a reformed journalist, I often wish to stray back into the writing world. Every so often I try to jump back in it (just like with everything else I do – just fecking jump right in, headfirst, without fear of missing my mark. But then life happens, or I get worried the wrong people…