“Psychologist Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs lists physiological needs–for breathing and food, for sex and sleep–as the most basic of all drives. Next comes the need for safety, followed by the need for belonging. But what about the need to forgive? There is no belonging without it, no safety, no love.” –Chloe Benjamin, The Anatomy … Continue reading
I walked to my car with a coworker, Cam. When we got to the fifth floor of the parking structure (one of my favorite places in the world), he said, “Whoa, look at those clouds!” They were bubbly, frothy pink clouds foaming up over the mountain ridges to the east. “Cumulonimbus,” I said automatically. “Why … Continue reading
Saw this on Instagram this morning and immediately knew which friend I needed to send it to. ❤️ I’ve lost a lot of sleep in recent weeks, often worried about things I can’t control. I tell myself that it’ll be fine, it’ll blow over, but man, it’s hard to talk myself down sometimes. Around 2am, … Continue reading
We had a lovely Christmas day. A lot has been on my mind today. Namely, that I have just a week left of this daily blogging. It will be a total of 131 days in a row! And then I will still be here, just not as often. I have a bigger project I’ll be … Continue reading
We had a small, slow Christmas Eve around here. V and I woke up around 8:15 and just hung out this morning; she drew pictures with her new easel that her nanny got her and I read bits of books and just watched her. This afternoon I recognized that I was feeling a little blue, … Continue reading
I’m thinking about… …how grateful I am for our little family. How 2018 was hard on us financially, but really good to us emotionally. …how glad I am that I’m done with the holidays at work. I worked till 11pm last night and we had our busiest shopping day of our store’s history. It was … Continue reading
Not tonight, Josephine I was reading Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng a few weeks ago (my favorite book this year), and there’s a part where Izzy, an angry teenage character, shuts herself in her room and listens to Tori Amos over and over, the darkness of it opening her up, allowing her to confront … Continue reading
A friend I hadn’t seen in a while came to visit me at work today and pick up some last minute gifts. At the end of catching up and her transaction, she said, “So, I had a decaf coffee this morning.” “Oh yeah?” I said, gingerly placing her folded gifts into a bag. “Yep.” “That’s…good?” … Continue reading
“It’s very interesting when you switch into learner mode,” James said to me yesterday. He meant: I was acting anxious, jumpy, unsure. He normally knows me as confident, relaxed, easy. Because he pointed it out, I was able to notice (on the same day even) how I am when I feel that change, or a … Continue reading
This evening I got the news that I’ve been waiting for for a long time. A big shift in my career life is potentially definitely on the horizon, and just as it always happens, there is a fork in the road and I’m not sure which way to go. My husband says I always make … Continue reading
