navigating the world, one moment of gratitude at a time
For the majority of my conscious life, I’ve chased the idea of close friendship, coming close to execution of said idea but almost always foiled by that pesky thing called distance. One of the greatest drawbacks to homeschooling can be the lack of a subset of similar-aged little people to select from as friends. As…
Today I’m grateful for my body. I’ve never been naturally skinny or super fit but through a combination of occasional exercise and a decent diet, I’ve skirted through the majority of my life at a relatively constant weight. While that hasn’t kept me from comparing myself to so many of my friends who did prioritize…
95 and a few days ago I didn’t think I’d make it here. It is really terrifying opening up so much of myself to a largely unknown audience of readers with very personal anecdotes of trial and tribulations. I am overwhelmed by how positive the reactions have been – you’ve all been my community, cheering…
Grateful for the weekend when your college bestie makes it up north to take you out of your head, onto your annual girls’ trip and off to Napa. Oh and magical pictures with all the flare of our beautiful Californian sunshine by random tour buddies ✨
Last Friday I returned to the origins of this project; so much was happening and I was feeling so much that I walked up to one of my favorite little gardens and took an hour to just write in my gratitude journal. The words were finicky at first as my mind, distracted, fixated on anything…
Today I’m rejoicing because summer festival season is upon us which means catching up with old friends, meeting new friends, spending even more time with family and feeling all those happy summer vibes. Grateful for this overwhelming happiness even as astrologers say the planets are losing their minds. Apparently this feeling, dancing on tall chairs…
I was born a fairly smiley person, befriending people with inadvertent grins, and responding to most situations in life with laughter, sometimes even at inappropriate moments (which has led to some very awkward conversations and many threats of “we can’t take you anywhere” but c’est la vie). This quality has led to a pretty free…
