food and health, humor, reflections, relationships

Popsicles, Sick Days, Cherokee Marriage Customs and the Novel Coronavirus

Day 10 Day 11 of COVID-19 infection is just as bad as day 5 when your immune system is already compromised, in case you were wondering. I worked some in the past few days since I work from home and - to be fair - I didn't know it was COVID for the first five… Continue reading Popsicles, Sick Days, Cherokee Marriage Customs and the Novel Coronavirus

adulting, emotions, reflections, relationships

Fire and Ice… and Hope

In December of 1920, Robert Frost published what would become his most famous poem of all time, "Fire and Ice." (Don't worry - this post isn't literary criticism, but I would like to set the stage for my thoughts.) The poem was not like his prior work; it was compact, succinct, but layered with meaning.… Continue reading Fire and Ice… and Hope

adulting, emotions, Parenting, reflections, relationships, Uncategorized

The Greatest Fear: a journal entry in real time

There will probably be some typos, cliches, run-on sentences, and disjointed thoughts here. You've been warned. My husband is asleep in the next room after being home all day, sick. He will not love this post. I have to write it, because I have to get it out of me, and he will not love… Continue reading The Greatest Fear: a journal entry in real time

adulting, emotions, reflections, relationships, Uncategorized

We Don’t Do That Here

I've been exploring and talking a lot about my feelings over the past couple of weeks. I hate doing that. I'm not good at it; it's incredibly inconvenient because if I talk about them I have to reflect on them and if I reflect on them I have to admit I'm not perfect and that… Continue reading We Don’t Do That Here