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Her Stories Writing Workshop – Week One

My introduction: Howdy! I’m so glad to be here – I’ve been wanting to sign up for a writing workshop for years and years and some excuse always…

chronic midlife biology experiment

My body is just one big chronic midlife biology experiment. I feel like I’ve aged 20 years in the last 2 years. I could sleep for dayyyyyyssssszzzzz and…

Art Crawl 2022

My beloved Springville Center for the Arts is working day and night and day on the upcoming Art Crawl 2022 – community parade, bootleg soiree*, 20 bands, 40…

Support Youth Entrepreneurs

Help support Youth Entrepreneurship at The Foundry by purchasing a one of a kind night light!

To-Do or Not-To-Do

Bandwidth low. The fact that I even attempted to start a list is laughable. To-Do or Not-To-Do, that is the question. The answer is NOPE.

Yep

Yep. With each passing day I realize I much prefer time with plants over time spent with the public. And nothing bad has even happened today. Everyone has…

despondent

I’m a bit scared of how despondent I’ve become… In these moments I’m thankful for people with hope and energy and rage and resilience – fighting for change….

Inhalers

Well that’s where all my inhalers are…

Johnny Jump-Ups and Arnica

I gave the Johnny Jump-ups more space. The original two clearance pots are now happily four. Well, well, well. What do we have here? In the spot where…

Blankies

HWMMS brought me blankies in the hammock. Happy. Peaceful.

Her Stories Writing Workshop

I did it. I signed up for The Her Stories Project six-week writing workshop. I have (many) but one very specific personal story to share. I need to…

Psoriatic Arthritis Flare

Today is the first day since my diagnosis of Psoriatic Arthritis that my brain put together the fact that this recent raw, tender flare up of psoriasis is…

Flowers from the Garden

Flowers from the Garden Hyacinths, Tulips and Daffodils. LILACS! Finally! After *years* of waiting for the bare roots to grow.

Numb.

I have friends in this neighborhood. I work in this neighborhood. I have been at this TOPS more times than I can count. Numb. Ten dead in alleged…

Still Covid!

It’s all so exhausting. I attended a funeral today – and I believe I counted 4 people masked *(including myself, the only one with a N95.) I honestly…

Psoriatic Arthritis

Know what’s exhausting? Everything. Everything is exhausting. Today I start sharing with friends/family my recent diagnosis with the autoimmune disease Psoriatic Arthritis and I’m already exhausted trying to explain…

Mood

Mood for foreseeable future. Alternating with rage.

May Day Moments

May Day Moments. HWMMS: What makes them May Day cupcakes? Me: They are cupcakes I made on May Day.

Tinnitus

Tinnitus. Exceptionally bothersome tonight. So loud.

Bestie Time

Time with a bestie is the best time of all… Even if half of it has to take place at work because I didn’t realize I was on…

Jessie Penguin & Dyngus Day!

Holy moly there were more people than I expected this year! THIS ONE turned 21 during the pandemic, oh wait, it’s still the pandemic. Um. Yeah, so for…

SAMSUNG Galaxy Z Flip3 5G – Verizon – BAD BAD NO GOOD BAD

Here’s a story, sad but true. About a TWO WEEK FLIP PHONE that was brand new. A black line in the crease of the screen unfolds. Top half…

All Things Almost April! – Giveway!

It’s the end of March – there’s 8 inches of snow on the ground & the current temp is 16° Is it April yet? Spring. Plants. Garden. Flowers….

All Things New Houseplants

I made my first trip of 2022 to Waterman’s Greenhouse under supervision by HWMMS. 💚 Aside – I did not realize they used the tag word JOY in their…

All Things Seed Starting

And, sow it begins once again. Round one SEED STARTING complete. HWMMS bought me this cool seed saving storage box for Christmas. I LOVE IT. Little Tic-Tac containers…

All Things Tulips

First bloom the hyacinths, followed by daffodils…and now TULIP TIME!

All Things Old

“I’m far too young to feel so old and far too tired to care…” – Lowest of the Low Menopause 101: A primer for the perimenopausal “45 is…