Yearly Archives: 2026

I live among celebrities. I mean, I am always the last to recognize someone famous, but many times people tell me (after the fact) that so and so famous person was just in that store where I just was. But … Continue reading →

When I was in high school and college, I’d have a recurring dream that I was trying to run, but I was only able to move in slow motion due to an extreme weight of gravity acting upon my body. … Continue reading →

Hello friends! It’s been a while since I’ve written and shared with y’all what I’m learning (sidenote: I’m trying to embrace the gender-inclusive “y’all” plural pronoun, but growing up distinctly (but not far) ABOVE the Mason-Dixon Line really makes this … Continue reading →

When my kids were little, I knew I was nailing parenting. If I could’ve had a GPA it would’ve been about a 4.0—or even one of these new-fangled 5.0 GPAs (which seems a bit ridiculous and inflated, if I’m being … Continue reading →

Ahhh, the 1980s. No one had central air conditioning, no one wore helmets, and—for the vast majority of the decade—there weren’t any Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs). I wrote a while back about the earliest memories in my life. If … Continue reading →

At some point between childhood and now, I woke up one morning (and this was honestly only a few years ago, if I’m being honest) and had the realization, “Oh, wow. I guess I’m not going to be a child … Continue reading →