Do you know? Do you know the good you've brought into this world? Do you know the impact you've had? Do you know how many people love you? Respect you? Want to be like you? Do you know that your life meant something? Meant everything. Do you know that you gave me a passion for … Continue reading Do You Know, Dad?
My Soul Tree
"Let me help you!" He'd come to look at my trees. And tell me if I need to take on a fifth job. As we tromped through my unmowed, poison ivy-filled backyard to look at my trees, and potential impending poverty, Tree Dude glanced down at my flip flops. "Do me a favor? Wipe your … Continue reading My Soul Tree
Rage Flooring
After more than a year of my office floor slowly falling apart like a giant puzzle board, I finally decided to just pull up the rest of the pieces and replace it with brand new laminate flooring. In retrospect, a nice little throw rug would've been fine there. And while I was at it, I … Continue reading Rage Flooring
StoryGraph vs Goodreads
Goodreads is owned by Amazon. Amazon is owned by Jeff Bezos. Jeff Bezos is worth $230 billion right now. Amazon is...Amazon. Those facts in themselves are enough for me to abandon Goodreads. But the platform itself is also clunky. Too many clicks to update reading progress or add a book to my bookshelf. Enter StoryGraph. … Continue reading StoryGraph vs Goodreads
The F This House List
Remember when I made the man tape up my light switch so my son didn't accidentally burn my house to the ground in an electrical fire? When I woke up this morning, I tried to turn on the light. Because my magical thinking makes an electrical fire less likely when I'm home than when I'm … Continue reading The F This House List
I Lost My Light
I'm sitting at my desk. Where I've been sitting. Alone. Inside my home. For days. I've barely left this desk for anything other than food and sleep this week. I'm sitting here. Replaying all of my mistakes for the week. There are a lot of them. I know about them because my boss makes sure … Continue reading I Lost My Light
My Not Secret Addiction
I woke up to this… On the same day I came home to this… That first one is the bookshelf my father built me. Collapsing under the weight of my book addiction. The second is a delivery by my dealer. In my defense, that delivery was funded by Fall Risk. For my birthday. I’m surrounded … Continue reading My Not Secret Addiction
Yesterday
Yesterday, I was raising two men, working three jobs, using a calculator in the grocery store, studying in the stands at football practice, watching basketball with my boys, listening to the sound of the entire soccer team in my basement, under the mistaken impression that it would last forever. Yesterday, I sent my youngest son … Continue reading Yesterday
Crystal Springs Ultras Half
“You’ve got a really impressive running resume.” Someone said that to me after a Facebook post a few months ago. One of the Crystal Springs RDs posted, introducing me as one of the registered runners. I'm not one to own my accomplishments. An issue my boss and I go round and round about on every … Continue reading Crystal Springs Ultras Half
The Big Apple
I haven't had a real good adventure in a long time. I’ve mostly just had lots of work. Lots of stress. So, obviously the best medicine for an introvert with social anxiety is a trip to the big apple. Because when you think Sunshine, you think that’s a chick that belongs in the big city. … Continue reading The Big Apple
Shine My Way 