I’ve had a weird-feeling week with a case of the blahs. Then I read today that Pluto is “shifting into Aquarius” tomorrow, which only happens every 248 years apparently and is supposed to come with some big changes. I am not a big astrology person and I don’t even know what “shifting into Aquarius” means, — Read More
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Weekly Roundup: January 12, 2024
I don’t know if it’s age or what, but I feel like the seasons affect me more than they ever did before. It’s been chilly where I am (low 40s in the mornings is chilly in my book) and I just want to hibernate in cozy blankets with my pets and my daughter. I am — Read More
Weekly Roundup: July 7, 2023
And here we are in July! The passage of time never fails to shock me. Yesterday marked the two-year anniversary of my dad’s death, so it’s been an emotional week over here. Let’s get into the roundup… Quote of the week (inspired by my dad):“The best way to cherish life is to remind yourself of — Read More
Weekly Roundup: September 16, 2022
It’s beginning to feel a bit more like fall here in California. I still don’t understand the obsession with pumpkin spice. Hope you’re heading into a nice weekend wherever you are. Quote of the week:“Learn to get in touch with silence within yourself and know that everything in this life has a purpose. There are — Read More
Weekly Roundup: September 9, 2022
Here in California, we’ve had a brutal heat wave for what feels like a month now. I’m yearning for more Fall-like temperatures. When I went for a run this morning (it was 87 degrees at 6:30am), I thought about how I sometimes need to wear gloves on winter runs and couldn’t fathom that. Oh seasons, — Read More
Weekly Roundup: July 15, 2022
My brain is fried this week so let’s get right into it! Quote of the week:“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.” –Henry David Thoreau (Fun fact: this was the quote I picked in my high school — Read More
Weekly Roundup: March 18, 2022
I consider these little weekly roundups a journal of sorts (though I also keep a journal). Maybe one day I’ll want to see what I was thinking about in a given week. Or not. I don’t think I’ve ever gone back and read an old journal. The writing is the point, isn’t it? Quote of — Read More
Weekly Roundup: July 2
I’m posting a day early because I’m off work tomorrow and will be doing something fun with my daughter, away from the maskless crowds (why, people? WHY?). That said, I hope everyone has a safe holiday. Quote of the week:“The thing that nobody warned you about adulthood was the number of decisions you’d have to — Read More
The highly sensitive writer
Throughout my life, I have heard the following phrases: “You’re just so sensitive,” “Don’t be so sensitive,” “You’re too sensitive.” It was completely ingrained in me that this was a terrible trait, a character flaw, something I needed to “work on.” I don’t think the people who have said those things to me were trying — Read More
Nonfiction books that blew my mind
Hey, look, it’s May and we’re still in the midst of a global pandemic. I figured it was time for another reading recommendations list. I had a few people request a nonfiction version, so here it is. I’ve been reading more and more nonfiction over the years, usually because I’m researching something for a book — Read More