It’s the most (fill in the blank) time of the year

There's no doubt that the close of the year can be wonderful and festive, but for so many people - and for so many reasons - it can also be stressful, lonely, conflicting, and a huge exercise in coping with expectations versus reality. I just made a list with 80+ names of people of whom… Continue reading It’s the most (fill in the blank) time of the year

Stronger than Yesterday

Back in the beginning of 2021 (which somehow simultaneously feels like a minute ago AND a million years ago), I was sitting with the discomfort of a new year that was coupled with uncertainty about direction and vision. Because that direction and vision normally appeared to me organically, and maybe the whole pandemic thing was… Continue reading Stronger than Yesterday

Say YES to the Mess!

Over quarantine and this last year+ of "pandemicness", our normally messy house has had the chance to become RIDICULOUSLY entrenched in mess. Clutter that would normally get cleared after a few days has evolved into seemingly semi-permanent structures and piles. (Only "semi" because it occasionally falls over if it gets high enough.) A messy side-of-my… Continue reading Say YES to the Mess!