Since WordPress keeps sending me helpful notifications regarding my old posts and publications, I decided I might as well take the hint and toss some of them back out into the universe for further consideration. Doing so makes me feel productive, and that’s good for my brain and needy ego, while the minimal work required is good for my terminal laziness. Win-win. header image credit: … Continue reading i used to have poetry (2018)
Happy Dogiversary! (I thought I’d published this back in January, but I apparently “published” it to the drafts folder. Darn. On the bright side, I now have a post while I’m struggling to find my feet. Free win. Yay!) It’s true: happiness is a dog. Today is my and Suki’s one-year dogaversary. It’s been a whole year since I drove out to the SPCA to … Continue reading My Dog and Me, Year One
We All Fall We all fall, be it from a horse or something less equine. Our exaggerated reactions to falling and failure suggest that many of us take falling personally, viewing it as a problem with our character rather than a feature of life and living. Failure isn’t a call to quit, though that’s easily forgotten as we experience anger, frustration, and disappointment. Failure is … Continue reading Get Back On The Horse – Recovering From The Fall
I haven’t been writing much since my daughter and two grandsons moved in, mostly because it has been difficult, and when things are difficult, I tend to withdraw, shut down, and organize. Serenity through tidying, or something like that. I thought I might struggle with their presence on a practical level – it’s been a while since I had a full house – but it’s … Continue reading A Conflicted Home – an off-the-cuff joint.
