Archive - Filling in the Blanks

Floating on a Moment

It's always been my work — professionally, personally — to make a story out of things. But there is freedom in letting go of the through line.

Feb 20 •

January 2025

100 Days of No Excuses

It's been 100 days since I had a drink. Here's how I got there. (And what I've gained from abstaining.)

Jan 28 •

My Plan is to Welcome More Ease

A very short (turns out: not so short) note about a very gentle commitment I'm making

Jan 10 •

September 2024

I Totally Missed Summer this Year

Not complaining, just observing. Because observing is the only way to actually slow down and live time, turns out.

Sep 13, 2024 •

June 2024

What My Gardens Teach Me

Well... aside from teaching me that I am a very intense person attracted to working unrealistically hard. But this post is about the *magical* stuff…

Jun 1, 2024 •

February 2024

Now I Have Proof

"Why don't you write anymore?" At last, a clear answer to the question.

Feb 29, 2024 •

April 2023

The Gorgeous Comfort of "Life Goes On"

Spring! Springing! Feast for the eyes, yes — but for me it's also a feast for the soul, the greatest kind of comfort food.

Apr 28, 2023 •

I Will Spend the Rest of My Life Learning This One Thing

And it isn't how to floss correctly — though lord knows I'm still working on that.

Apr 19, 2023 •

September 2022

Change — Still Surprising Me After All These Years

Surely all of us would know, after living life for a few decades, that change happens unbidden. But turns out, we don't embrace uncertainty, ever.

Sep 28, 2022 •

June 2022

What Are We Supposed to Do with Ambition?

I've been trying to live the proverbial "simple life" for a dozen years, and I'm closer than I've ever been, but that little voice inside me still isn't…

Jun 14, 2022 •

March 2022

Regrets, I have a few...

But generally, I don't actually believe in regrets. How can we dare to reconsider how we become who we are?

Mar 7, 2022 •

January 2022

New year, new.... what?

(Though really, 2021 was a year full of gangbusters change, to be honest.)

Jan 7, 2022 •

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