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Different Worlds

Different Worlds

Recently, I went to the grocery store. Clouds hung low in the sky, and they matched the very low ceiling of the store. Everyone I saw looked like all they wanted to be doing was lying down under a blanket, and frankly, I'm sure I matched the energy.

Last Minute Gifts

Last Minute Gifts

This is for all of my favorite men out there who regularly forget that Christmas is at the same time every year. Here is a quick list of some of my favorite reads this year. I highly encourage you to capitalize on my research. Also, I have made up better

Satellite

Years ago, I was camping with a few friends. We sat on the top of a little mountain, layered in coats, looking up at the sky, and we saw a satellite. Someone pointed it out. We watched it, and then someone said sat-e-llite. And the group began to sing Satellite

Lean into Love

Recently my friends and I went on a trip and stayed in an AirBNB. In the evenings we'd hang out, drink gin and tonics, and generally shoot the shit. Over the years we've done this trip, we've started watching a documentary TV show that

Earl

Recently I went elk hunting. It was physically and emotionally hard, and ultimately, I did not get an elk. The start of the season corresponded to a hurricane, and while we were in the Rocky Mountians, days of rain, highly unusual, made the hunt even more complex. One day, while

To the Dollar Store Women

To the Dollar Store Women

In my little town, there is the requisite dollar store. It blends into the background if you're not looking for it. I never paid it much attention until I figured out it was a million times simpler and faster get milk from, which we seem to always be

Follow Up: Hair Cuts

Follow Up: Hair Cuts

It was that time again, the time where I needed a haircut and I needed it STAT. And after my last experience of my entirely hammered hair stylist nailing the landing of cutting my hair, I called the same barber shop. And, like normal, I had to call several times.

Neighborhood Watch

Neighborhood Watch

Recently, I went to another location for work. I was assigned a housing unit in a long term contractor RV park. I don't have an RV, so they put me in a little single wide with a view of the highway and a distant mountain range, and I

The Nicest Gift

The Nicest Gift

This summer, I took a week off. I traveled to multiple states, saw people I hadn't seen in years, and my parents came to visit. People would leave my house midday, and someone else would show up to spend the night. I was exhausted, but I had a

But I Never Win Anything

But I Never Win Anything

Years ago, I read the Wheel of Time series. One of the characters in it, Mat, is lucky. Like that's his thing. He either gets really good luck or really bad luck, and he just roles with it. It's kind of an interesting thought, that luck

#Cottagecore

Recently, I was hanging out with my cousin and she told me she loved cottagecore. I asked her what cottagecore was, and she told me it was doing things like canning peaches or squeezing lemons to make the air in the kitchen smell good. Looking it up, Wikipedia told me

Jesus Take The Wheel

Jesus Take The Wheel

Recently my husband and I visited some friends. Said friends have a three-year-old who likes hockey. The three-year-old is also learning to ice skate. At least we were told the three-year-old was learning to skate, and we were invited to go skating together. Not thinking through anything, I agreed to

Cosmetology School

Cosmetology School

One day, I was driving through town, and my husband was in the passenger seat. We drove past the cosmetology school. "You think we should quit our jobs and go to cosmetology school?" my husband asked. It is common for my husband to ask if I think we

The YOLO Approach

The YOLO Approach

Some of you probably remember, back in another life, I had a baking blog. I was going through a difficult time and decided that I would deal with it by learning to bake. The plan was that I would bake a thing a week, and then give it away (in

Busted

I grew up in a state that has a lot of skiing. And, back in the day, the more famous ski resorts actually gave out free season passes to kids. I loved skiing, and pretty much only wanted to ski moguls, the double diamonds, jump off stuff, or be in

This Is Art...

Years ago, I was living fairly far away from my brother, and he made the trek to come see me. We spent the weekend doing a variety of things, and one of those things was going to a pretty-famous, nearby town to which he had never been. It was early

Dirtbags Never Die

Dirtbags Never Die

My husband, back in the day, used to be a dirtbag. He lived in his truck and went climbing, and did that game. And while now he has an adult job with actual health insurance and he does things like re-screens our windows with pet-proof material, parts of his dirtbag

Did It Work?

According to the internet, the original HALO computer game was released in 2001. According to my distant high school memories, this checks out. I know it came out when I was living at my parents house because my brother pre-ordered it and was counting the moments until it was delivered.

Let the Spice Flow

Let the Spice Flow

Recently, my husband had to get a gift for someone he knew. This person was a guy who took pride in his appearance. My husband, a self described present hater, did his normal deal when faced with the life event of having to give a gift. He panicked for a

Never Meet Your Teenaged Self

Never Meet Your Teenaged Self

Recently I fell ill, like, I was so sick I didn't go to work, which means I was real sick. In my dazed state I browsed Prime and saw they were streaming A Knight's Tale which I hadn't seen since, well, probably since it

When You Turn Into Your Mother

When You Turn Into Your Mother

I have a distinct memory from childhood. We were in the car, the entire family, in a notoriously windy canyon. I was too young to drive and was in the backseat. We came up to a yellow road sign. You know the kind, the yellow diamond. On it was an

I Don't Really Want to Be Here

I Don't Really Want to Be Here

Recently I found myself at an airport and in need of a ride to my hotel. The last time I’d been traveling, I’d looked into the taxi vs. ride share prices and found, in the area in which I was, taxis were cheaper. So this time, upon having

The Magic Of Swimming

The Magic Of Swimming

One of the books I really liked in 2024 was Whalefall by Daniel Kraus. A friend of mine read it because I recommended it. While reading it, she texted me. WTH is with this book? And, thinking this meant she loved it, I messaged, Isn’t it great? Her response

A Burger Bucket Christmas

A Burger Bucket Christmas

One year my husband was in an extended training in the south. It happened to extend through the month of December, and I figured we should make the most of it. I flew out there, and we went to St. Augustine, Florida for Christmas. For those of you who don’

Toxic is a Broad Definition

Toxic is a Broad Definition

As mentioned, I've got some cats. These cats destroy any plants I bring into the house. I would love to have a house full of plants, but I'd have to choose between the felines and the chlorophyl, and I guess I've already made that