So, January felt like it was a year long, I’m pretty sure February didn’t even happen, and now it’s almost the end of March? I cannot keep up. I’m also in the midst of one of the most hectic times of my life (so many things all at once). They say time flies when you’re — Read More
Weekly Roundup: March 14, 2025
Happy Friday! I have to take my daughter for karate picture day in five minutes, so this will be a very quick roundup! Quote of the week:“Love has never been a popular movement and no one’s every wanted really to be free. The world is held together, really it is, held together, by the love — Read More
Weekly Roundup: March 7, 2025
It’s been a PACKED week for me. As I said last week, working on back-to-back novels while living through the collapse of our democracy, having a full-time job, training for a marathon, and being a single mom is not something I would recommend. I am about to close up shop (aka my laptop) for the — Read More
Weekly Roundup: February 28, 2025
It has been a week. The news cycle continues to be a horror show, so we all have this extra layer of angst when we were already angsty enough with our regular lives. This is a very strange time to be a human being. I’m lucky to have so many wonderful human beings in my — Read More
Weekly Roundup: February 21, 2025
Whew, made it to Friday. We had a 4-day weekend last weekend and I was still recovering from that most of this week. Any parent of a young child understands. The news cycle is extra exhausting. I hope we can all relax a little this weekend. Quote of the week:“To be true to myself, to — Read More
Weekly Roundup: February 14, 2025
Happy Day of Love! I’ve never cared too much about Valentine’s Day, but I do like the idea of celebrating all forms of love, not just the love of romantic partners. I’m taking myself to yoga tonight for a little self-love. I hope you do something loving for yourself today too. Quote of the week:“You — Read More
Weekly Roundup: February 7, 2025
It was another chaotic and overwhelming week in Trump’s America. As Ezra Klein said a few days ago, this is all part of the strategy—“flood the zone,” per Steve Bannon. This administration is ugly and I fear what’s taking shape. I don’t know how anyone can think such hateful, dark rhetoric is a good thing. — Read More
Weekly Roundup: January 31, 2025
Omfg, we are finally at the end of January. What a month. Christmas feels like it was about a year ago. I read 15 books this month, really leaning into my chosen method of dissociation from reality. I don’t even know what to say anymore about what’s going on in our government. It’s all ugly. — Read More
Weekly Roundup: January 24, 2025
This week has been A LOT. I expected a firehose of news with Trump’s first days of office, but didn’t anticipate just how many totally upsetting things would happen right away. I am trying to figure how to stay informed and sane simultaneously. I suspect that will be the challenge of the next four years. — Read More
Weekly Roundup: January 17, 2025
I will never forget today’s date—January 17, 1994 was when the Northridge earthquake happened and my family lived pretty much on the epicenter. To this day, when a big trucks drives by, causing the windows to rattle, I dive under the nearest table. Traumatized much? Today, I’m thinking a lot about everyone in Los Angeles, — Read More