When You Have to Take a Step Back

Some weeks are just hard.  This week I am pulled in several different directions for volunteer projects I’m involved with. All beautiful, wonderful things, but things that require a lot of busy work and last minute fire extinguishing.  It’s the anniversary week of my dad’s death followed seven days later by his birthday. Never aContinue reading “When You Have to Take a Step Back”

When the World Got in the Way of My Writing

It’s been a week. My 17 year old son went back to school this week. Junior year. It’s a biggie. Did I mention he went back to school as a driver? (I’m fine. Totally fine. Hold on, let me just check my tracking app one more time to see if he’s left the school yet…)Continue reading “When the World Got in the Way of My Writing”

Mama Said There’d Be Days Like This

Yesterday was a bad day. I felt it easing in on Wednesday afternoon. Motivation slowly ebbing. The funk descending. By yesterday morning, it had full on settled, weighing down my shoulders, slowing my footsteps. It was going to be one of those days. We are two weeks into a small kitchen renovation. Although the work isContinue reading “Mama Said There’d Be Days Like This”