weekend reads

We always knew we would send our child to public schools. By chance (or us buying a “starter home” in 2000 that we still live in and adore) we moved back to the same county where my husband and I attended public school.  We had mixed public school experiences, mine more positive than my husband’s,… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #104

At my old job, I worked for nine years in the same department. I worked my way up to a point where I had a staff of individuals I trained to be able to do whatever I delegated to them.  We trusted one another, we knew our jobs, we cared about our performance and our… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #103

Oh, the highs and lows of Corona.  Last weekend was rough and it went into this week.  Tuesday I had a call with my business consultant and ended up in tears.  But I took a day to go outside and spend a few minutes in my front yard absorbing sunshine, I got my hands dirty… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #102

So how is everyone holding up after a month of this? I’ll be honest, each time I think I’m fine, something causes me to unravel a bit at the seams.  I think I have a grasp on the new normal, then I hear of a friend who is diagnosed, I see a story on the… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #101

Yoga mats are shoved under all the furniture to prevent our dog’s balls from rolling underneath. The living room floor lamp now has a grow lightbulb in it and has moved to the end of the dining table which has been transformed into a plant nursery. The bedroom is cleaner than it has ever been… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #100

I’d like you to meet “Self Acceptance” by Kristine Mays.  Many of you have noticed her in the back of my photos on Instagram and in my weekly outfit recaps.  I connected with the artist Kristine Mays over a decade ago, when we were both blogging about our everyday lives on Blogspot. I’ve followed as… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #99

When I asked for your feedback on how you want the blog to look during this time, one reader asked me to share how we are socializing while remaining physically apart from anyone outside our household. My mom lives a block or so away, my sister a half-mile away.  My mom goes on daily walks… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #98

I’m calling it now; after years of contouring, compression garments, lash extensions, hair extensions, fake tans, and fillers, after this pandemic, the pendulum will swing. We will have weeks and weeks of our roots growing out, our brows growing out, our nails growing off, our skin getting clear from being bare and cared for.  We… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #97

I’m not writing about the coronavirus because people shouldn’t be getting health advice from blogs. All I can say on it is that you don’t need more plastic bottles of water to ward it off or survive it, and please please PLEASE wash your hands. Even if you’re home all day, wash your hands. Your… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #96