We tend to think we’re handling things. We’ve got this grief thing down. We’re traveling in a neat straight line through those 5 stages and we’re going to come out on the other side. Hold Up Other side? Neat straight line? Grief is like listening to a 6 year old tell a story. It’s all over the place. “Wait, where did the rabbit come from? How did we get here? Oh we’re back here now?” You can try to make sense of it, but you’re really better off just following its lead and going along for the ride. The funniest […]
Getting Along
Holiday Survival Basics
Ah, holidays. A time to gather together and celebrate the important things. Family and food. (Or at least that’s what […]
Living in a Conservative World, I Am a Liberal Girl
I had a cousin ask me what it’s like being a liberal in the South. She lives in Seattle, one […]
We Saw This Coming. Why Didn’t You?
I don’t know what to say. No, it’s not that I’m so blown away by the events this week—hell, this […]