October

"I will cut adrift—I will sit on pavements and drink coffee—I will dream; I will take my mind out of its iron cage and let it swim—this fine October." -Virginia Woolf

I Know.

Oh. My. God.

So, if you read my last post, in one month, I've gone from a Spring & Summer of broken pipes, and torn up lawns, and collapsing garden beds, and invasive weeds, and death, and glitches, and a mini neighborhood crime wave to collapsing porch railings, massively clogged downspouts, broken down fences, a dog that's refusing to eat most days, broken furniture delivered on the (wrong) rainiest day possible, windstorms & power outages, and bursting kitchen faucets ... And that's honestly just the highlight reel. It's safe to say that 2024 is absolutely kicking my tail⁠— not necessarily in a bad way, but not in a not-bad way either (if that makes sense).

Staying Afloat

Oof.  Reviewing the last three months of my calendar trying to figure out what to write in this moment, I am completely dumbstruck that August has come to an end.  Ok, ok if you're less than new here you know I kind of do this ... Often.  Like, how can any one person be SO utterly bamboozled by the time of year, or the incessant passing of days?  You're probably wondering, and I mean, don't get me wrong I'm not like a startled baby seeing a rainbow prism for the first time dancing across the wall on a sunny day or anything...

Pink Makes Me Happy When I'm Blue

“Colorful artwork can trigger the release of dopamine, a neurotransmitter associated with pleasure and reward, leading to feelings of happiness and well-being.” 

-Dr. Shivani Khetan, Expressive Arts Therapist

The Matter

"I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops."

-Steven Jay Gould

Marked Safe From Juneuary 2024

I know I can't possibly be the only person out here that finds living in an era of pervasive sensationalization ... 

Exhausting.

There are no Fools so Troublesome ...

... As Those that Have Wit. 

-Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard (1741)  

I haven't done a post like this in quite a while, but I think today is quite fitting to discuss one of THE most idiotic things I've done in the name of beauty, preservation, self-care, and vanity.  I think it's safe to say, at one time or another, we've all been fools when it comes to (no matter how you slice it) clinging to our youth.  

Mother of Invention

“Women are really not respected

To this day.

That’s why we need humor,

style, stamina, art.”

-Pamela Anderson