Well, it has been a bit. I've been a busy little human, working the "day job" most of the day, and sometimes late nights, and squeezing in the extra stuff where I can. Sadly, the blog hasn't quite made it to the top of the priority list, but I'm still here! Hi! 👋 As some …
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Metamorphosis
There are some ways in which I will never be able to remember what life was like before the pandemic: not to feel naughty, transgressive or like I'm courting danger to go to an indoor concert in a venue filled to capacity; not to have a 6 ft bubble that I live inside etched in …
Focus Word for 2023
As the new year is now upon us and the days start to get noticeably longer (I walked the dogs until nearly 5pm this afternoon and twilight hung around until we arrived home), it is time to start moving around and seeing how the new year feels. Not unlike trying on a new favorite outfit, …
Happy New Year
Ahhhhhhhhhh. Let me just begin this post with a sigh. This year my company was gracious enough to give us all the holiday gift of a week off from Christmas to New Years and even though it's now Friday night and the week is coming to a close, I have truly felt about 15% less …
Editing
The art of paring away, of subtraction, this is editing. Like someone who carves wood or clay, sometimes the ultimate result of creative work comes from a process of taking away, rather than adding to, slowly revealing the final product in reverse. It is creation through reduction. Most people think of editing related to writing. …
It’s Been a Minute, or Vibes
Time flies when you're having a good time, right? You might be thinking that I've been working on some magnum opus post since I've been "away" for so long, but I assure you nothing could be further from the truth. The fact is, I've just not had the spark hit at the right time for …
Art
Lately, I have been listening to deep-dive interviews with people involved in the arts, performing, graphic, etc., about their crafts. All art is most simply put, a form of storytelling, whether through painting on canvas, sculpting clay, writing a novel, recording a song or filming a movie. Some art requires the expression of a story …
Reading Makes Me Fall Asleep
About a year or more ago, I heard about a book that I became interested in called Trauma Stewardship by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky. I can't recall where I heard about this book, but it was likely mentioned in some podcast or another; I find out about a lot of cool shit from podcasts. The …
Belonging is a Two-Way Street
This is what everyone wants, to belong. To be a part of a community, to be accepted as we are. It doesn't matter what side of the political spectrum we're on, what race we are or what other identity groups we fall into. Everyone wants to be heard and accepted, to belong. But this isn't …
What’s in my Refrigerator
I'm not gonna lie, I have a reasonably full refrigerator. I know people out there are struggling,, and no part of this story is intended to be boastful in any way. We all are where we are. I believe I have mentioned before, I'm a TEENY-TINY bit of a hoarder. I'm generally disinclined to finish …
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