A WALK THROUGH ORDINARY

This is a follow up to my earlier post - some of the "positive" actions of month one. Even with all the numbness and raw emotions, I did...

I've been wanting to watch movies. Seems a little significant. I'm branching out a little from my usual reruns and Hallmark movies- my...

They say the loneliest walk you'll ever take is the one down the road of grief. So far they are right (whoever they are). This post is...

Pull up your music library or maybe your favorite playlist. Hit shuffle. Sit back. Close your eyes. Are they closed? Close them. Yeah,...

68 degrees and sunny. It's winter but it doesn't feel that way today. We just had an ice storm. I woke up, put a jacket on, and walked my...

I believe in a thing called love. Yes, I'm referencing the song. Yes, I hope it gets stuck in your head. You're welcome. It's Valentine's...

Who do you want to be in 10 years? A seemingly innocuous question. We are asked this at various points in our life. During a scholarship...

Greenland is covered in ice and Iceland is very nice - D2: The Mighty Ducks. For many years this was all I knew about Iceland. In 2016 my...

Hokey. The word of the day. I guess everyone has different ideas of what "hokey" means to them. I looked up the definition. The words...

There was a time right after my dad died that I couldn't turn on the TV. I couldn't turn on the radio. When the TV finally came on, I...

I bought four, maybe five, journals in 2021-one month in 2021 to be exact. I went to Books-A-Million and spent entirely too long trying...

It's been almost 2 weeks since I took a quick trip to Chicago aka "Chi-Town." And for those unfamiliar, that's pronounced "shy-town". I...

I made a friend this summer. A friend I can count on to never leave me. A friend that shows me love. A friend that keeps me connected...

It's a Tuesday. I had therapy today. That's a strange sentence. But it's become my Tuesday routine. After an hour, I head home. I sit...