Summertime and the Livin’s Easy

When I was a kid, I had a hard time understanding why I got to have summers off from school but my dad had to keep on going to work every day. I couldn’t get it in my head that grown-ups didn’t get the summer off. It didn’t seem fair. To this day, it upsets […]

Pre-Birthday Thoughts

Tomorrow is my 36th birthday. Thirty-six. Damn. I don’t feel 36, although is it an age anyone really feels? What does any age feel like? The other day a younger co-worker asked me how old I was going to be on my birthday. When I said 36, her face grew somber. “Wow, that is so old!” […]

Late Night Hotel Room Thoughts

Hi from Racine! Today it hit me. I may actually be afraid of being hungry. It’s long been a joke with people who know me that I always need to have a stash of food somewhere. At work, I have an entire drawer dedicated to snacks. If I am going anywhere, I pack snacks or […]

Late Spring Inspired Memories

Hi there! I’m sitting outside on this lovely evening and I’ve been itching to blog for days now. There is a lot on my mind and I want to write about these things, but they are too hard right now. So instead, I will write about something that makes me happy. This time of […]

Throwback Thursday – Scarface

It’s long been a joke in my family that if I am in an area where objects are airborne, I am going to get hit in the face. I’ve been hit with basketballs, volleyballs, Frisbees… you name it. Most people get injured at least a few times on this rocky road of life. And nobody […]

Hello from Atlanta!

Ok, so it doesn’t really count to say that I’m in Atlanta because I am only at the airport for an hour or so. But I got to my gate and nothing much seems to be happening so I figured I would bust out a quick blog post. Here is the final version of the […]

A Medley of Thoughts

It’s been a while since I posted with my phone. I had about six typos just trying to get the title right, so we’ll see how this goes. Lately I have been watching a lot of YouTube videos and noticing how people make them and how they set up their channels. I would like to […]

My Happy Place

After a good month of not doing any Zentangles, I finally spent some time over the weekend making a couple. Usually I just draw them in black ink and then use a pencil to shade and add some depth, but I decided to experiment with color again. I love color, but sometimes I find it […]

It’s Friday, I’m in love

Lunchtime post! I’m sitting in my car at the trusty old park. It’s about 65 degrees today and I thought I’d sit at a picnic table for once and enjoy the weather, but the wind kept trying to blow the lid from my hummus container off the table and it was a little chilly, so […]

Hello from the Other Side (of the Atlantic)

Goodness me, it has been quite some time since I last wrote. I was busy gearing up for my first overseas trip to Amsterdam and Germany. But first, a story. When I was in fifth grade, I went on my first overnight school trip. We went to a place called PEEC in the Pocono mountains […]