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relieved, hopeful, sad, exhausted.
I know I’m not alone. Today, friends and family are streaming tears of which most accurately describe all of it. We are weary, so weary. So tired of being mad and afraid and shocked and mad and afraid and shocked. There’s relief in having made it, survived. Then immediately so sad at the hundreds of…
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Christmas Cards in July
Here’s my declaration – our holiday cards will remain on full display until we’re allowed to be together again. Yup. All of your faces, your kids’ faces, your dogs’ faces, your cats’ faces, and your matching outfits… you’re all staying scotch-taped to my walls where I can see you. My brain’s already struggling with this…
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The Importance of Good Sandwich Construction
About 5 weeks ago, I started a new training plan. It’s been specially crafted by experts* for women of a middle sort of age, such as myself. The plan is an intentional rehab of my happy default exercise mode (medium / hard cardio everyday). It’s a lot of strength / weight training, intervals, and really…
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Happiness
Happiness…is a two part equation, achieved when we find the right balance of meaning and pleasure, and when we are engaged in an activity that has both present and future benefit. These are the pursuits that both adsorb us and require us to contribute to the world beyond ourselves…. [Happiness is] the ultimate currency in…
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Good Bread
This is some good bread, and here’s a funny think…
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51 years, 51 miles, and so many teachers
Jason and I have a birthday tradition. We ride bikes together. 1 mile for each revolution around the sun. And while we ride, we share milestones and memories from the year that we’ve just completed (when we remember). On my 51 mile birthday ride, I realized how each of my earliest years were distinguished by…
intent & wonder 