I have a long history of needing to be distracted. Chronic pain and health issues, anxiety disorder, depression. I’ve dealt with them all in various ways over the years and one thing I’ve learned is that distraction always ALWAYS helps. Yes, we need to work. Yes, we need to volunteer and march and donate andContinue reading “10 Book Series to Disappear Into Until Further Notice”
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A Christmas Card
Dear friends and family and strangers on the internet, Happy Merry! I’m a little rusty at holiday card-writing but I’ve been receiving so many lately that I thought I should take a stab at it. Haha, stab. Not so festive a word, is it? Well, except that knives are shiny. And, um, silver. Sometimes. They’reContinue reading “A Christmas Card”
I SAW A REAL BUNNY: A Weekend Without My Phone
I think the bunny came around the forty hour mark. So, I was pretty unplugged by then. That might account for my level of excitement when Tim pointed out the tiny creature in the yard. But, I think it was more that I’d never seen a bunny in the wild. Well, except for jack rabbitsContinue reading “I SAW A REAL BUNNY: A Weekend Without My Phone”
MEGA-SIZED BATH BOMBS: A TALE OF STRESS
So, I was in the bathtub doing a little self-care (gigantic “crystal power” bath bomb, a glass of Chardonnay and the August issue of In Style magazine with Serena Williams on the cover) when I realized I was good and truly stressed out. Like, epically stressed out. Sometimes I don’t know until my body tellsContinue reading “MEGA-SIZED BATH BOMBS: A TALE OF STRESS”
Hogie Yells and Eats Stuff
Well, as of yesterday, we’ve officially had the pleasure of Hogan McSmall’s company for nine years. I instagrammed a pic from when we first brought him home and it’s the first time in my entire life I’ve felt compelled to use the #blessed hashtag. (Don’t worry, I didn’t actually do it. I’m not that mushy.)Continue reading “Hogie Yells and Eats Stuff”
Breakfast Wars
My 6-year-old nephew is obsessed with two things: Star Wars and pancakes. He is also constantly asking “What if” questions. “Auntie Kendra, what if Hogie turned into a piece of toast?” “Uncle Tim, what if you turned into a really mean zombie?” So I guess it’s not that weird that over chocolate chip pancakes yesterdayContinue reading “Breakfast Wars”
The 10 Best Books I Read In 2012
Last January on Tumblr, I listed all of the books I read in 2011. Not sure why I did that but I think it was because of my book book, the book I use to write down all of the books I read. (What good is keeping track if I don’t let everyone know about it?!)Continue reading “The 10 Best Books I Read In 2012”
Her Hair Was Kinda Curly
I don’t think there’s a girl alive with curly hair who doesn’t have pluck. Curly hair is a gamble each and every day and if you choose to rock your curls without straightening them, you have nerves of concrete. One day you might, for instance, find that your hair has air-dried into perfect ringlets. YourContinue reading “Her Hair Was Kinda Curly”