I did not make any resolutions for the New Year. I'm not a fan of resolutions. They feel exactly like the perfectionism I've fought against for so long. The minute I miss a day at the gym, it is over. The day my weigh-in comes in over the number from the carefully planned trajectory I must follow… Continue reading Intention
Transitions
I was driving home through the dusk and I got a call from Paul. "If you can," he said, "get home. They're harvesting the soybeans and you can get a picture of the combine with the tree." My whole family is on alert now for this kind of stuff. I didn't even do it on… Continue reading Transitions
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Dirtballs
My friend Tim grew up with a houseful of brothers. He likes to tell me stories about the shenanigans they thought up when they were young. I find his stories amusing, and also terrifying. There are probably things a mom doesn't need to know until her children are safely into their 30s and can no… Continue reading Dirtballs
Running Away
I ran away again this week. I ran to a place on Lake Erie that Paul and I had visited more than ten years ago, because it's the offseason and mid-week and therefore not prohibitively expensive for a place with a little piece of private beach. I sat in one of the Adirondack chairs this… Continue reading Running Away