Category: Personal

  • That time I tried to be friends with a white supremacist…

    That time I tried to be friends with a white supremacist…

    Like many of you, the events in Charlottesville last weekend have shaken me to my core. In some respects, I feel like I contributed to allowing America’s Nazis to have such a platform. Why? Because I had been one of those people who suggested that we need to listen to them and have discussions with…

  • 40 Things I Didn’t Do For My 40th Birthday

    Well, here we are… it’s been over a year since I compiled this epic list of 40 things to do for my 40th birthday. So, how many of them did I accomplish? Two – just two on that list. I painted a self-portrait and I befriended a horse (sort of). So, what the hell happened?!…

  • Why I Don’t Visit You…

    Since I’ve been asked a lot why I don’t visit… here’s your answers: My husband works out of town during the week (mostly). I don’t drive. Getting to your place is not as easy as it for someone who drives, so cut me some slack. If you have a license, come see me or come…

  • 20 More Things I’ve Learned in 40 Years… Everything is still going to be okay.

    20 More Things I’ve Learned in 40 Years… Everything is still going to be okay.

    Well, it’s finally here. I’ve finally reached the top of the hill. The view from here is fabulous! The horizon looks bright and full of promise. It’s a good day to be 40. Of course, there have been many bad days climbing the hill, but they seem to be overshadowed by the many many good…

  • 20 Things I’ve learned in 40 years…. Everything is going to be okay.

    20 Things I’ve learned in 40 years…. Everything is going to be okay.

    It’s true. I’m turning the big 4-0 later this month. The best thing about approaching forty is the sense of self and awareness I have now that I didn’t have twenty years ago. I’ve learned a lot in forty years… I reserve the right to change my mind. I am human. I am fickle. I…

  • “The Martian: A Novel” (Not A True Story)

    Apparently I’ll need to be stuck on Mars with a lot of time on my hands to finish my list of 40 books to read for my 40th birthday. Admittedly, it took much longer to read this book than I anticipated, and it had absolutely nothing to do with the quality of the book either.…

  • I love this book! Betty White’s “If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won’t)”

    If you haven’t heard, I’m turning 40 this year. I’m kinda making a big deal about it. I mean it is a milestone, right? So I decided to compile a list of 40 Things To Do This Year. One of those things on my list was to ask my Facebook friends to recommend books to read.…

  • Forty Things To Do This Year

    Forty Things To Do This Year

    It’s been quiet around here. What can I say? Other projects pulled me away from the coop. That’s what happens when you’re a free-range hen. 🙂 The truth is I spent some time over the last couple years starting another blog, and learning the art of blogging. So, yeah, I didn’t return home to the…

  • #TBT: Cast the Ballot (circa 1994)

    Since it’s Throwback Thursday (#TBT), AND election day here, I thought this was the perfect poem from my teen angst years to share.  The year was 1994 and I was officially an adult. I could finally vote.  It seems I may have had some reservations… Cast the Ballot Beneath my hollow footsteps The fallen leaves…

  • #TBT: The Great Surprise! (1987)

    I’m finally getting around to posting the second chapter to a story that I shared for a previous #TBT. The Great Surprise! is my follow up to The Great Goo, a short story I wrote when I was ten years old. Yet again, my art seems to reflect my life in this story. The exact date that I…