A perfect avocado
This beautiful avocado came from our favorite roadside strawberry stand. After letting it ripen for a few days, I hit on those magic 15 minutes where an avocado ripes from […]
A real do-nothing day
After yesterday’s big outing, I could barely get out of bed today. Benny pinned me down in my chair and it was bliss. Today’s #OneGoodThing is a real do-nothing day! […]
Family outing for pluots
Mama Jude and I went on a family outing to the farmers’ market today. September is the precious time of year when our favorite fruit—the Emerald Beaut Pluot—is in season. […]
Dropping off strawberries
I picked up these beautiful berries from our favorite roadside farm produce stand today. Mama Jude got a big fresh basket as well. So yummy! Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama is dropping off […]
Appreciating shared strength
Several longtime family friends generously shared their strength with me this week and I am so grateful. Today was stressful in ways I can’t talk about yet. But I felt […]
Finding an advocate
Self-care can take many forms. Today, it was making the difficult calls to find a legal advocate for my disability case. Today’s #OneGoodThing is finding an advocate! Now I pray she […]
A thoughtful care package
My health has been particularly crap lately, so I was heartened to receive this thoughtful care package from my friend Rebecca in Texas! Rebecca and I have similar tastes in […]
Hugs after faxing
This morning I faxed a final piece of paperwork at the facility where Mama Jude lives. Of course, the best part of using their fax machine is hugs from Mama! […]
Baby nephew ready to video chat
I’ve been feeling crummy since getting home from the hospital two days ago. I keep missing video chats with my sweet baby nephew, now 11 months old. At some point, […]
A feast with a treasured friend
A dear friend I hadn’t seen in 15+ years visited today and brought a feast of my favorite foods from San Francisco. Thankfully, Beth understood that I needed a low-energy […]
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