We've all heard the famous saying: "the calm before the storm". But you know what? I prefer to see that storm through a different lens: after the storm comes the clearing. The rain subsides, the clouds eventually clear up, and the sun shines upon us once again. That's where I am these days; I am... Continue Reading →
Don’t.
"Don't get too comfortable. Don't swim in the happiness. Don't revel in the joy. Don't bask in the light; the darkness is right around the corner, little lady." Don't. "Don't make that new house your 'forever home' just yet. Watch how I can penetrate it's walls, wreck it at my whim. Watch me suck away... Continue Reading →
This just can’t be!
6 nights ago when we were getting ready to ring in the New Year with our dearest friends, I brought up an idea I had heard on Gretchen Rubin's "Happier" podcast (anyone who knows me well, or has followed the blog in the past, knows my fondness of Gretchen Rubin, and of mostly all things... Continue Reading →