Category: Life
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Life, Loss, and Little Dogs
March 11, 2015, was supposed to be just a normal day. It was bitterly cold — the kind where the snow had mostly melted, but the air still felt like it had a personal vendetta against me. We’d had a heavy snowstorm a few weeks earlier that dumped several inches in the area. But now, Read more
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You Can Grow Anywhere. Thriving Is Different.
I read a quote over lunch recently that stopped me mid-bite: “People don’t grow where they’re planted; they grow where they’re loved.” — Bob Goff. “Sure, Bob. Let me just put down my fork and have an existential crisis real quick.” Next thing I know, I’m rethinking my entire life over leftovers. Because, sure, you can grow Read more
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What Nashville Taught Me About the Work No One Sees
We just got back from a long weekend in Nashville, and I keep trying to hold onto it — like if I sit still long enough, maybe I’ll hear a lyric echo from a corner stage again, smell the sweet and smoky BBQ scent wafting through the air, or feel the hush of that moment Read more
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More Than Ingredients
Thanks to TikTok, I’m in the middle of a full-blown kitchen reorganization project—swapping my pantry with my upper and lower cabinets in hopes of creating something more functional (at least that’s the hope). I thought it would be a quick weekend task. Just clear some shelves, make things easier to reach, maybe label a few Read more
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I Wanted Fraggle Rock Nostalgia. I Got a Preschool Rave.
Empty nesting feels a lot like living in Fraggle Rock—we wander around the house, talk to inanimate objects (mostly the dog), and occasionally burst into song for no reason. The kids are grown, the laundry has slowed to a suspicious trickle, and our nightly conversations now include important topics like: “Is this meat still good?” Read more