Hi, it’s me. The human who says she is going to write and then doesn’t because being a writer is having homework all the time. Homework – something I once loved, but now will find any reason to avoid. Just ask my clean baseboards or sparkling oven. However, as an owner of a “blog”, […]
On the things that bring you joy
It starts early. The moment we find something we love and quickly discover it’s not cool to love that thing. Most of us do one of two things, we love it in the dark or we tell ourselves we don’t love it. I often wonder what was loved in the dark by the people in our […]
Two years in San Diego
August 1st marked two years in San Diego. I still catch myself telling people I’m new to San Diego — partially because the time has gone by so quickly and partially because I am always hanging on to newness because newness doesn’t have roots. Historically, I’ve been very scared of roots. I am regularly told that […]
365 Days | 26 from the rearview mirror
I cried on my birthday last year. & not because I was drunk and full of emotions, but thanks for thinking that! Thanks to Lesley Gore’s famous lyrics, “It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to” this isn’t an abstract concept. And while there is no shame to public crying – seriously, I […]
A House into a Home into a House
My dad’s house was supposed to be a different house. The one he bought had a large backyard resembling a forest. I don’t know the rest, that’s the only picture I saw. But this house was in Ft. Collins and to two children in Boulder, Ft. Collins felt like code for “you’re never going to […]