It has been a cold, rainy winter. We had a stretch of 5 consecutive days of rain last week, and if I am being honest, I was not doing well without my daily dose of vitamin D. We have had 2 days of sunny weather, and I took full advantage of these days. Why you … Continue reading Needing outside time →

This morning a memory from 3 years ago showed up on my Facebook page. It was a t-shirt that reads "in wine there is wisdom, in beer there is strength, in water there is bacteria." It was from one of our favorite restaurants in Carrboro. Sadly, they closed early in the pandemic. The t-shirt brought … Continue reading Missing Tyler’s →

For the past 2 months I have been volunteering with a small non profit. My role was to help them relaunch a curriculum teaching girls entrepreneurship skills. I was having a blast going through the pilot data, interviewing people, and helping tease the curriculum into 2 parts (a 101 version and 201 version). The super … Continue reading When volunteering is no longer fun →

Our pandemic puppies have developed some not so desirable behaviors, and they are related. Bailey the Bernedoodle jumps on people she has not seen for more than 15 mins (read anyone in the family other than me). When Bailey jumps on people, Appa Duke the Bernese Mtn Dog charges at the poor target and barks … Continue reading Barx buddy training day 1 →

I decided to make a list of the big and small things that got me through 2020 (and will also be important for most of 2021 as well). So, here it is folks. If you have other things you are thankful for, please share. And don't ask why 23 and not top 20 or top … Continue reading My top 23 reasons to be thankful →

I have had a lot of time to think about my relationships in 2020. One that I have always struggled with is my relationship with my dad. I actually broke off all contact with him almost a decade ago. My thinking was that being around him made me angry, and it was not a positive … Continue reading Forgive and let go →

I have been trying to take walks with the dogs when the husband or teen girl have time to go with me, but they need more exercise than that. Imagine my surprise when I saw the leash in the post photo on a Bernese Mtn Dog group. And he was using it with 2 Berners … Continue reading Puppy updates →

Yesterday was not a good day. Small things really irritated me - like the puppy barking for attention or the teen girl trying to print a giant art packet with only one cartridge working on my printer. Oh and she can only print using my work lap top which I was using to finish up … Continue reading I’m a hot mess →

The puppies woke me up super early today, so by mid-morning I was already ready for my nap. So as the husband sat watching tennis on TV (since he could not play actual tennis because of the rain), I headed to the workshop for a mid-morning nap. And guess what folks? There is no shame … Continue reading Shameless self-care →

Y'all, I think I am losing the ability to appropriately interact with others. The Unthinkable Collider is really messing with me these days. Ok, I probably need to unpack that sentence for 90% of my readers. For 3 years I co-led a social thinking program at the local elementary school with an amazing speech therapist. … Continue reading Collider is really messing with me →