Birthday love in isolation
My birthday is this week and our state remains under Shelter-at-Home orders. I had been feeling very down and dreading it because all of my plans got nixed, including a […]
Raise Up Extraordinary Women: Jude Marks
This daily #OneGoodThing was dedicated to celebrating extraordinary women I know last December. Many of the 31 bold, beautiful, brave women featured shared stories of perseverance after abuse, addiction, miscarriages, […]
The sweetest note with our package delivery
Mama and I recently put out a basket of goodies at our front door with a note thanking people for delivering to our home. We’d done it over the holidays […]
Our seeds are sprouting!
Mama and I ventured into our garden this evening to check on the seeds we planted a while back and found many of them to be sprouting! This was terribly […]
A grocery solution
A few weeks ago, we were struggling to get groceries delivered because of the lockdown. Upon the recommendation of friends, we signed up for a service called Imperfect Foods that […]
New masks made with love
A truly wonderful package arrived in the mail and brought us such joy! It contained these beautiful masks, handmade by Mama’s childhood bestie, who I call More Diane, along with […]
A mention from my favorite author
I got a thrill on Monday evening when my favorite author mentioned me on Facebook! I had entered a giveaway for an advance copy of her new novel, Big Summer, […]
Fully functioning fridge door
Our refrigerator door broke in early March, about a week into our self-quarantine. I contacted the awesome repairman we’d worked with previously and the part arrived just as California went […]
Raise Up Extraordinary Women: Jaydi Samuels Kuba
This daily #OneGoodThing was dedicated to celebrating extraordinary women I know last December. Many of the 31 bold, beautiful, brave women featured shared stories of perseverance after abuse, addiction, miscarriages, […]
Sunny coffee break in the garden
The afternoon’s warm sunshine urged me out into the garden for a coffee break. The fresh air and blue sky were delightful and I enjoyed a chai tea latte in […]
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