This post was originally written five years ago yesterday. And, as luck would have it, it popped up in my Facebook memories today just when I needed it the most. Five years can change a lot of things - goals, ideas, habits, relationships - you name it. Five years is longer than most of us regularly think about - until you stop and look back at what has changed, how you have … [Read more...] about Appropriate and Acceptable
April
The Trepagnier Christmas-ish Cards
At this moment, it is 11:09 am on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. I have just put the Trepagnier Christmas cards in the mail. Just. Now. Him: What are those? Me: Our Christmas cards Him: I am going to pretend I didn't hear that. Me: What? They say, "Happy New Year," too. And, it's still January. So there's that. Major project, completed (albeit, a little … [Read more...] about The Trepagnier Christmas-ish Cards
The Good-ish Catholic
I am supposed to be writing an essay on Gilead by Marilynne Robinson...or working on a thesis concerning the interpretation of literature...or completing a lab on the scientific process...or arguing that The Taming of the Shrew is not anti-feminist...but I am not...instead, my coffee and I detoured this morning. I read a New York Times Article by Jessica Bennett titled "Pamela … [Read more...] about The Good-ish Catholic
Does it Ever End Different
This post was originally written in September 2017. I republish it here as it was referenced in the January 14, 2023 episode of Bitches & Bourbon, Rowan's Creek Small Batch I recently had the opportunity to catch up with a friend I had lost touch with. She knew nothing about my divorce or the re-emergence of "Our Story 2.0." Like most every person that hears the … [Read more...] about Does it Ever End Different
April’s 2022 Top 10 Books (and the other 40)
The Top 10 It's nearly the New Year and this mammoth of a project just catapulted itself onto my radar. Inspired by a Facebook post began by Dr. Howells and joined by Dr. Jamison, I decided to take a look at my 2022 Top 10 books...which led me to look at everything I have read in 2022. Admittedly, I do not keep up with it as well as I should. But now that I have gone through … [Read more...] about April’s 2022 Top 10 Books (and the other 40)