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On Home Ownership, Sulkily
[We hosted our first sleepover for our little cousins on Friday night. They were so excited to be over at our house, and we were excited to have them. We made cookies (oh god, so much cookie dough) and...
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On Nostalgia, Forwardly
I’m in the middle of a project – and by that I mean I’ve begun something but I have no idea where it’s going to take me – and I thought I’d share a little bit with you: I spend a lot of time discussing...
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On the Future, Not Quite Resignedly
When I was younger, I swore that no house I lived in would ever have white walls. I’ll never forget the textured white walls of each apartment or townhome we lived in. The apartment had that bumpy wall...
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On Abortion, Thoughtfully
(The opinions expressed below are mine alone; don’t get all grumpy at me – I’m just having a jumble of thoughts.) “How can you be pro-choice if you were adopted?” I get that question a lot. I usually...
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On Longing for Home
There are days when I wake up and my heart hurts. The sadness settles down around me, and the longing pangs begin. And they don’t go away – they are a dull ache of wanting that can’t be soothed by...
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On Mike, Because He’s 23.
“Guess who said it,” he yells. He’s reading from his little book of quotations. He’s previously told me that if he ever dies, the book contains everything I’ll need to know about his life. And my...
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On Hate, Sadly but Love, Optimistically (Legitimately)
A glimpse of the “Mermaid’s Tears” nails to start your day. But more importantly, let’s chat about the gays. (I’ve scribbled a symbol for marriage equality across my ring finger.) Emily came over for...
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On Easter Weekend, Catholic Guiltily
Those of you who know me know that I’m not big on holidays. I enjoy them, certainly, but they bring such a source of stress for me that I usually pretend they’re not happening until I’m obligated to...
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On the Weekend, Happily
I truly believe that sometimes life hands you exactly what you need when you least expect it. I believe that radiant joy can be found in the strangest of places, like a crowded bar or during an...
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On a Treehouse, Excitedly
What is quite possibly the most adult project I could attempt this summer? Building a sweet treehouse in my backyard, of course. As a child, I’d disappear into the apple tree in our backyard and spend...
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On Resetting
He used a metaphor of outstretched palms trying to hold an ever-increasing load of books. Every single book is a source of stress in your life. At some point, you can no longer hold onto the books, and...
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On Being Blessed, Gratefully
I’ve been posting ad nauseam about the phenomenon that is the quarter-life crisis. Perhaps it’s because I’m watching a sudden shift in not only my own perception of my world, but also because there’s...
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On the Weekend, Quickly
The weekend went by too quickly, as usual. Friday was a stressful day for me – I had a meeting that took up a few hours in the morning, so I had a lot to get done at work before my shift at Dairy Queen...
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On Growth as a Human, Gradually
Last night, I was in the bathtub, reading Good Housekeeping and drinking wine (because apparently I’m making the leap from my 20s straight to middle age), when I had one of those moments of sudden...
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On Birthday Weekend and Beets, Happily
I’m not a huge fan of my birthday. That sounds weird, but I just get really stressed out trying to make everyone happy. This year, I decided not to stress, and for the most part, it worked out. I just...
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On Adventure, Happily
Sometimes the need for escape trumps everything else. I have never believed that it is possible to lose sight of the grand vision that is life for the blinders of the present more than I do now. There...
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On Uncertainty, Sadly
“Not to be forgotten, but still unforgiven.” Sometimes there are no words. Sometimes the words you wish you could say are the very words you cannot say – sometimes the truth can’t save you, can’t ease...
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On the Wedding Weekend, Happily
The road trip was a success. We left a little bit later than I had anticipated on Friday morning, but the drive went smoothly. We stopped somewhere in Wyoming: Rapid City is only about 7 hours from...
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On Parenthood, Bittersweetly
When I was younger, I assumed I wanted children. It was a given. I was going to grow up, get a job, get married, have babies. Simple plan, right? But suddenly, I’m just not so sure. (About any of it,...
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On Adoption Camp, Happily
This past weekend, I volunteered at Domestic Adoption Camp, which is exactly what it sounds like: a camp for families who have adopted children inside the United States. I was one of three counselors...
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