Yesterday I learned that a friend I work with died over the weekend. He wasn’t sick (that any of us knew) and he was the sort
Category: Personal reflections
Tidying Continues
A month later, the tidying process based on the KonMari method continues. Earlier this week, I mailed out 2 more boxes of books and CDs
Holidays Haze!
How early is too early to watch It’s a Wonderful Life? Okay, okay, perhaps the third week of September is a bit early but the
The Unexpected
Last Thursday night, after we had laid down to bed and K was already asleep, our fire alarm went off. I was watching Golden Girls
The KonMari Method
So, I jumped on the bandwagon and purchased The Life- Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo.
Dreaming of Autumn
It’s now August. In Colorado, this marks the near end of summer. In Florida or Tennessee, we’d still have 2 months of humid, sweltering heat
The Celebration Anniversary
Today is one year since my sister’s memorial service, though as a family we didn’t say our final goodbye until more than a week later.
How to Adult Hard
I’m sitting and eating ice cream in my bed and it made me think, “It’s great to be an adult (er… sometimes).” So, it made
A Mile in Her Shoes: Anniversary Edition
This won’t be a long post. The minutes are ticking down to 10pm mountain time. The last minutes of the first year since Chelsea’s death.
A Mile in Her Shoes: Bahamian Edition
Our honeymoon was in December and January. We spent New Year’s Eve in the Bahamas at Sandals Emerald Bay. I made sure in my packing