It’s a scant 2 weeks until Christmas, and like every year, I’m not ready. I read something a while ago that suggested that when you do [a task] you should enjoy it. Decorating for Christmas, gardening, cooking… whatever your thing is, there should be joy at the heart of it. It should be enjoyable, not […]
I was thinking recently about a visit I made to a record store with my cousin when we were teens. We took the bus downtown to the record store with the really great concert shirts – the ones with the white body and black arms – and the huge display of bongs. I don’t remember […]
Welcome back to me (and y’all)!I’ve spent some time in the last few months trying to sleuth out a few things (some of which I made progress on, and some, notsomuch). I joined a Music League at work, which, weirdly, made me less inclined to listen to music. So weird. Anyway, the season ends this […]
This week’s playlist is anchored by Megan thee Stallion. I’ve been watching the DNC this week, and in general, I’m kind of a fan of anyone who can get the Angry Sweet Potato’s panties in a bunch. I said what I said. So that’s where we started. Unrelated, though, the end of summer marks a […]
I had a conversation today with a coworker about how, since Kamala Harris declared her candidacy, he feels a glimmer of hope in his dark mood. Hope has turned up a bunch in my socials recently. First, a tweet from @CrowsFault: “People speak of hope as if it’s this delicate, ephemeral thing made of whispers […]
I have a few productivity tricks that I have worked into my life. Calling them Productivity Tricks feels more industrious than they feel. I can procrastinate like it’s an Olympic sport. But sometimes we all have to put on our Big Girl Panties and do adult things. So I have Wash and Water Wednesday (Laundry, […]
As I mentioned last week, I’m on vacation. But being at the beach for the 4th of July really is a spectacle, and I’m fortunate to be able to travel to share in the Independence day celebrations, so I’m including a tribute to the USA playlist, as one does, on The Fourth.
Happy (officially!) Summer, friends! These last few weeks have felt like a threshold. Lots of graduations and milestones from friends with kids still in the world of academia and friends who teach. I work in educational technology, so our effort cadence, though monthly, also follows the swell of educational patterns of the year. And that’s […]
I found myself this week singing My Doggy and Your Doggy, sittin’ by the fire… to my this little nugget. You know, as one does when it’s hotter than Hades outside, and everyone’s a little stir-crazy. But it’s too warm to hang out outside with the doggy, and LAWD knows, I don’t prefer the heat, […]
When I was a teenager, I took dance lessons and I went to a summer theatre program. I loved it LOVED IT. And 35+ years later, I’m still friendly, via the magic of the Internets, with some of the folks that I danced/acted/sang with during that halcyon time of my life. The thing that still […]
Sweary Parent Chronicles 