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Celebrating the Little Things

Last week when I did the biweekly grocery shopping event (and with several teenagers at home it is a major event) I decided what my family really needed was a splurge. We’d been rushing around doing choir concerts, ASL learning events, conferences, and job interviews and it felt like we’d…

Occasionally Eric

Many, many years ago, when the internet was young, I was a fourteen-year-old sitting in a quiet house in the windswept plains of Wyoming. It was time for the annual court-appointed visit to my father’s house. He was elsewhere. Maybe working. Maybe sleeping. Maybe drunk. My much-younger siblings were in…

Moving On, Letting Go, And Stepping Forward

2018 has been an interesting year for me. To say it didn’t quite go as planned is an understatement. In January I had some really big plans and a really tight schedule planned out. There was so much I wanted to do that by March I felt burnt out and…

A Sound Too Bright

Sometimes the world is a little too loud, a little too bright, a little too overwhelming. So here’s to everyone who enjoys the silence.

Orange Challa Bread

Every year at Easter time I try to recreate the orange bread of my childhood. Thick, chewy, perfumed by the last citrus of winter, it’s an ethereal memory that so often eludes me. In a perfect world, your mouth starts watering when the bread still has twenty minutes of baking…

Bad Pain Days And Teaching Moments

For those of you who are new here are a few key things you need to know to make it through this post: – I was born with a genetic mutation called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. My collagen is a mess. I’m hypermobile. I can dislocate any joint with ease. I’m usually…

What she means when she says, “You plan the date!”

Sit down, this is going to take a minute. Do you know how hard it is to be a mom in modern America? Being a parent is a ridiculously difficult, notoriously underappreciated job. One where someone will *literally* die if you get things wrong. As a parent your main job…

Scenes from the Pacific Northwest

Sometimes I forget to stop and appreciate how pretty this corner of the world is. It’s been a busy week with lots of ups and downs. Today is a good time to stop, enjoy the view, smell the briny ocean air, and soak up the precious sunshine that’s so rare…

What’s happening now?

Publishing is on of those industries where it looks like nothing is happening until a book hits the market on release day. Secretly, everyone here knows that behind the scenes everything is pure chaos, angst, worry, hard work, and possibly a little bit of magic. It takes a lot to…

Made It Monday: A Primary Color Wave

This weekend I tried a new-to-me project and did a 3 Color painting of a wave. It’s an interesting technique that relies on blending primary colors (red/yellow/blue) to create all the other colors needed. I enjoy painting because 1) I honestly suck at visual art like drawing and painting and…