daily "Upright" is enough I've had a lot coming at me from many directions lately. I've felt anxious. It's been hard to keep moving. I have an especially difficult time with interacting with people
travel The family I wanted It's been awhile since I posted. I'm not going to apologize for that. We've been through some big changes, and I've been through even bigger changes as I work to
daily I can do it I am emotional, exhausted, and proud of myself. Still fighting the lingering threat of a cold, I pulled off one of my most physically demanding days -- and I did
daily A nice day It was a good day here. A great, relaxing Sunday. After Allie returned from the gym we had a tasty lunch of chilaquiles with the red chili sauce I made
daily Tired So I'm thinking of some way I can come up with a post today. Nothing too meta. Something that maintains my goal of doing something creative or reflective. But I'm
daily Back to my roots? I was agitated today. Restless. So I took a walk and ended up at an old haunt. Sort of. Walking has always been a good way to give my noisy
daily A satisfying week I have this tendency to think about all of the steps associated with a given task. For me, cooking isn't just cooking; it's also prepping, cleaning up, and keeping a
daily OK, there is one thing... I know I made it sound like I was against New Years Resolutions, but I'm not against self-improvement. Every time I try to think about what I really enjoy doing
reflection Reflection on last year It's been cold here in Minnesota this week. Really cold. Today it also snowed quite a bit, so we have that going for us! I do still like winter, but
daily Meh I had a generally good day today, but I feel generally blah anyway. I've had bursts of productivity and inspiration, but sometimes these little bursts make me realize how many
daily New Year's Encouragements January can be a self-hating time. The holidays have come and gone. Maybe your holiday season was the picture of Rockwellian perfection, and it's all gone too soon. Or perhaps
daily The right kind of day I've been feeling off lately. A bit disconnected from my family. A certain kind of lonely. And today was the right kind of day to make things feel OK. It
daily Tiny endeavors I'm not big on New Year's resolutions but I enjoy using a fresh calendar as an reason to review and reset. We lived in interesting times throughout 2014; a year
