Years ago, before my youngest son hit double digits, he had a particularly profound realization about time. The exact scenario eludes both of us all these years later, but here’s the gist. He was thinking back to another time, a past event, and it seemed both a lifetime away yet also just moments ago. He..
Category: Simplify
April 2019. For the last twenty-five or so years I’ve dreamt of hiking a really long trail. I don’t recall the actual catalyst. There’s not one specific crystallizing moment when I knew without a doubt that I would one day load forty-ish some odd pounds of everything I need to survive on my back and..
Last April I made a list. In six short days I’m gonna be checking a few things off said list. The actual implementation of these various goals looks a bit different than what I originally pictured, but that’s the beauty of it, isn’t it? You announce your intentions, let the grand symphony of the Universe..
Warning: Not safe for delicate ears. When my ex-husband John was a mere lad he enjoyed playing carpenter with his own little hammer, nails, and wood. His dad was working in construction those days and what little boy doesn’t like to emulate his daddy? One day, when his grandmother, “Hoddie,” was visiting, she overheard him hammering, and yammering..
Elizabeth has come home, once again, with enough plastic bags to stuff a scarecrow. I am beginning to wonder if my efforts to be a green grocery shopper are worth the trouble. It’s hard enough to get to the store with my list in hand, but a veritable miracle if I make it through the..