For the sweet K Family P, T, E, and Baby E – forever in my heart Friends of mine lost their baby and asked me to speak at their baby’s memorial service. These are my words. ***** There is a strange, dreamlike quality that comes over parents the moment they discover they are pregnant — … Read more
It’s been many many months since my last post, mostly because I was trying to keep afloat during a house remodeling project that threatened to drown me every single day. My personal dislike of large expenditures of cash, conversations with too many people, and codes and processes unfamiliar needing to be navigated daily put me … Read more
About six months ago, after casually putting my phone on the table, my friend E grabbed it and gasped horrified, “Joanne! There are 34,134 unread messages on your email! What are you doing with your life?” She subsequently took pictures of it to send to her daughter, who was equally mortified, and then graciously allowed … Read more
To L, L, T, C – for being there Last summer, my husband announced that he was going to explore a vegan lifestyle, inspired by something he saw on Netflix. As his supportive wife, I tried hard to not roll my eyes into the back of my head, and simply nodded, “Whatever you say,” and … Read more
Today marks two full weeks of California’s shelter-in-place order. And in comparison to many others in California who have encountered major struggles in conjunction with complying with the order, I have had it relatively easy. Our home is comfortable and spacious enough to hold two working-from-home adults and three teenagers kids in distance learning, and … Read more
Most certainly for me, I need alone time. Quiet time. The time when there is no one looking for me, asking me a question, or quite frankly, breathing near me. And in the past near 12 months of being placed in a home with my family all day long, alone time has been really hard … Read more