I couldn’t bring myself to do my usual ‘Top 20 Things I Learned in 2020’ post because even though 2020 was pretty much non-stop No Exit-style epiphanies, fuck this year. Seriously, I’m so mad, I can’t even be in the same room as 2020. But, books? Why should my annual book list pay the toll?Continue reading “The Top 13 Books I Read in 2020”
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10 Book Series to Disappear Into Until Further Notice
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”
19 Things I Learned in 2019
It’s that time of the year again. Yup, it’s the time of year when I make a list of what I learned, thus convincing myself that I grew or changed or whatever. That I haven’t just been sitting on the couch eating popcorn all year. (I’ve been sitting on the couch eating popcorn all year.)Continue reading “19 Things I Learned in 2019”
Small Quiet Joys
I’m groggy. I’m on day four of quitting coffee and I’m groggy and sleepy and grumpy. I didn’t think it would be so hard. Especially because I’m not going caffeine-free cold turkey. I’m allowing myself a small amount of tea a day. But boy oh boy do I want to punch something right now (ifContinue reading “Small Quiet Joys”
18 Things I Learned in 2018
Hello and welcome to my favorite post of the year! I’ve done this every December since 2011 and I think it’s really helpful to look back and give myself a little credit for growing as a person each year. It’s really cool that every year I learn EXACTLY the same amount of things as theContinue reading “18 Things I Learned in 2018”
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”
The Little Pink Wall Heart
There’s something in yoga called a drishti. When you’re in a difficult pose, you look at a certain point -a drishti- and focus on that to keep your balance, to make the time pass more quickly, to help you deal. My yoga studio is decorated with a giant street art mural on one wall andContinue reading “The Little Pink Wall Heart”
Your Pal Kendra Did Whole 30 and All You Got Was This Stupid Blog Post
If you know me in real life or if you follow me on practically any social media, you know I’ve been doing Whole 30. A common thing I’ve been asked over the last 30 days is “Why oh why are you doing this thing where you can’t have alcohol, sugar, chemicals, dairy, grains, legumes orContinue reading “Your Pal Kendra Did Whole 30 and All You Got Was This Stupid Blog Post”