G’s big adventure

that kid in the middle right there just moved to college yesterday and I can NOT be more excited for what the future holds for this one. it’s gonna be big. it’s gonna be bright. and it’s gonna rock all of our worlds. I feel it. go get ’em, G. you got this. I love […]

family Friday

just when I start to wonder how my oldest two have shot up to over 6 feet, I remember the photo of my family from the 50s and it all makes sense.

normalcy

two months ago, rising up from the floor seemed impossible. a dog’s paws, literally on her arm, holding. consoling. there was the shaking. the uncontrollable sobbing. and then the shriveling. the weakness. the darkness. the hunger. but now lying in bed, naked, a glimmer of light peeks through the blinds, accentuating the curves of her […]

good

it was quite a day of ups and downs. and not just in yoga. heard from someone I’ve been missing so, so much and it both helped and hurt … but it was needed. much needed. dare I say it was even good. difficult, yes. but good. there was therapy right after (thank goodness) and […]

not you

Happy International Polar Bear Day.

process

please don’t tell me how to grieve. stop saying that I overshare. stop telling me that I’m humiliating myself by talking about all of the good memories. and please stop telling me I need to be angry and move on. stop telling me things that make the tiniest pieces of my heart that haven’t yet […]

stolen words

family. Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park, Lawrence, Indiana. photo by me. my ear stays pressed against the ground in all the places your feet found rest. I track the echo of you, ghost steps on haunted floors, and I wait forever for the sound of footsteps that might never walk back to me again. poems […]

de-cluttering

what do you do when you feel helpless and hopeless? because apparently I de-clutter. which I needed to do a long time ago. wow. I’ve thrown out two large trash bags filled with crap that had piled up on top of my dresser and next to the dresser, “hidden” in a corner of my bedroom. […]

busy little bees

these kids. my goodness, how I love them. and my goodness, how they have me constantly running. today was spent running kids to school and then running myself to work. then it was picking Little Man up from robotics, G from his dad’s. then we were off to buy clothes for G’s Model UN event this […]

just float

watch me as I go … float I’m the first to admit I’m not usually one to “fall for” fads. but when a coworker friend offered me a free gift certificate to try flotation therapy, I thought, what the hell? I love taking a hot bath most days, so this should be right up my […]