I’ve never been good at saying words out loud. Something about hearing them come out of my mouth makes me immediately doubt everything I’m saying, no matter how much the opposite is true. Even as a child, if I needed to apologize or say something hard to my dad, I wrote it down. It was …
I’ll never forget my first fireworks show as a married woman. Sitting on the hood of our car, together with my new husband, our marriage was barely out of its first trimester. We parked in a dirt lot, away from the excitement of the celebration, with a few other families. I had moved south and …
Years ago, I had a regular habit of documenting what I was learning. Although it fell off for a while, it feels important to come back to. Maybe it’s because my kids are young and so many of our days feel the same. It can sometimes be hard to keep track of how we’re spending …
This isn’t the first time I’ve tried to rush the process while in the kitchen. But it is the most recent. I often forget how messy the middle can be. But there’s nothing like making something with your hands to force you to pay attention to the process. What to do When the Buttercream is …
It’s graduation season! An exciting time of exploration and adventure. Maybe you’re finishing high school and enrolling in college, trade school, or the workforce. Or maybe you’re finishing college and moving on to more education or a job in your field. Mostly, it’s exciting to think of all the possibilities that await you. But …
I hit a bit of a wall with my writing this week. That happens sometimes. As it turns out, writing is not romantic. It’s work, just like anything else worth doing. Usually, when that happens, I try to return to something from the past. Sometimes I rework it; other times I post it as is. …
Years ago, I followed one of my favorite writers, Emily P Freeman, on a quarterly habit of reflection. Now that I’m getting some of my pink back after having two kids in two years, it feels like a good time to revisit the practice. It’s important to look back before moving forward, to document what …
There’s a trend going around social media where you compare yourself now to where you were a decade ago. Despite having a blog, I put very little of myself and my family on social media these days. But I found the idea intriguing. In 2016, ten whole years ago, I was already more than 10 …
I’m not one for resolutions. I used to be. When I was younger, I’d look at the new year as a time to overhaul everything. Change myself, my routines, and try to make myself better than I was. There’s something to be said for grabbing and holding on to that kind of motivation when it …
Years ago, on our first overseas assignment with the military, I had a really lovely habit of creating and reflecting regularly. An author that I love, Emily P Freeman, used to host quarterly link-ups for bloggers on her website. She would write a post about what she was learning, and followers could post links to …
