The Greenhouse: Starting Over Somewhere Else
It was time for a fresh start, and I write about that here. This will always be my website. But for daily writing I’m building a new house, somewhere else. I think Mabel would understand (insider joke...
View ArticleSummer, So Far
This summer so far? A+ The humidity has not yet begun to drown us. The rain has been plentiful. The flea market finds are at an absolute gold standard. I’ve been drawing, and cooking, and for some...
View ArticleWhat’s In and What’s Out: Summer 2025 Edition (*but also just do what you want)
It’s time for my annual “What’s In / What’s Out” list — otherwise known as: a user manual for how I’m living this summer, until further notice. Also just kidding, it’s not annual. I’ve never done one...
View ArticleSlumps and Thrifting
What do you do when you hit a slump? Slump can mean many things. It can mean a dead-zone in your creative life. It can mean delays in your career. It can mean boredom or stagnation in your personal...
View ArticleADHD Brains and Witch Hat Lamps
My brain is like Waffle House. It’s permanently lit with multiple globe lights, there’s clanking in the kitchen, the constant urge for food, and all the while someone is muttering, “Hey, is something...
View ArticleHelper Ants
Peonies are the princesses of the garden. Quite literally. They look like floral ballgowns, usually in varying shades of pink. But. It’s not easy to get peonies to bloom. Usually the first year is a...
View ArticleWhen Your Ex Husband Dies, And Hot Potatoes
Dear reader, I apologize in advance because today I’ll be discussing grief, ex-husbands, hot potatoes and Beetlejuice all in one strange emotional ADHD soup-post. But it’s really the only way I’ve...
View ArticleHalloween Decorating and a Dumbledore Hand
This year I went all out with Halloween decorations outside. For me. Now, I realize that compared to some social media Halloween mavens, this pic is small potatoes. Just yesterday I saw a super popular...
View Article10 Thoughts on Divorce and Coparenting (AKA the Topics That Make Everyone’s...
***You know how writers will have a disclaimer at the beginning of a book and say something like ‘any content resembling actual events or persons, is entirely coincidental’ to appease potentially mad...
View ArticleNo Wagons, No Butts, No Coconuts: Women With ADHD
I’ve learned a lot about women who have ADHD in the past several months. Apparently, I am one of them. At the ripe old age of 40-ahem-ahem I peeled back another layer of life’s onion and got diagnosed...
View ArticlePicking Your Battles, Dodging Hot Sauce
Picking your battles. It’s a topic I’ve been thinking a lot about lately. What things are worth going to battle over? How do you know when it’s best to shut your yapper and carry on with your day? When...
View ArticleJust Get Out of Your House
I recently listened to a podcast where one of my favorite authors talked about finding artistic inspiration. She’s done huge things, and written about huge things, and I was surprised that her...
View ArticleNew Year, New Wrinkles
I’m still here. I’ve learned a lot in the past year. But I’ll just hit five highlights: 1. Eleven lines are coming for us all. But in my world, they’ve brought their tent, smore-making supplies, solar...
View ArticleOne Year Later
It’s been a year since I’ve been here. A lot has happened. I bought a lot of books I still haven’t read. I wrote articles here and here. The kids grew up and said cute things. Gabriel calls himself...
View ArticleSigns
When I sat next to Angela on a flight from St. Louis to Newark, I knew something was up. I knew, because Angela had been gone for nine years. I had an aisle seat that late December night. I was two...
View ArticleAunt Lib
It’s been a while since I’ve been here. I decided to crack the door a bit and inspect the remnants of a place I walked away from a few years ago. Honestly, I’m here because Jane insisted I do this....
View ArticleWintertime Defiance. Also I May Never Go to the Bathroom Undisturbed Again.
Ladies. The minute I lock my bathroom door, for any reason, it sends some sort of cosmic-call through the ether to my daughter, who proceeds to charge up the stairs and rattle the door-handle...
View ArticleWintering On
There are several small things I’ve done this winter that have proven to be super successful. Did I win the lottery? No. Did I wash my hair more than once this week? I plead the fifth. But hanging...
View ArticleDo You Really Need That Cupcake? Thoughts On Winter Fatness and Peach...
The other morning I woke up to a tousle of blonde hair in my face. Jane jumped on top of me and gave me an aggressive hug. I choked a little and removed a hair from my mouth, but I always welcome hugs,...
View ArticleThe Spider Who Jumped Me
I’m not a “I hate spiders” kind of gal. When I can, I scoop them up on a piece of paper and put them outside, rather than squishing them. And, if I have to squish them, I’ll do it myself. But. There’s...
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