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A word on Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day has never been my favorite performance. While my husband remembers every Hallmark holiday, I prefer love unscheduled, shown in daily rituals, not dictated by a calendar square. From Cupid costumes to sushi dates and retro arcades, this is my honest (and slightly sarcastic) word on Valentine’s Day. Continue reading
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Uninvited commentary
Some people pause before they speak. Others provide live commentary on dishwashers, driving routes, and life decisions nobody asked to have analyzed. This reflection on being relentlessly talkative explores the fine line between engagement and overparticipation, and the humbling realization that silence occasionally earns more respect. Continue reading
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Shredded Socks and Olympic Dreams
From shredded childhood socks masquerading as Olympic skates to watching Milan host the world, this reflection blends humor, nostalgia, and cultural pride. It explores athletic ambition, global unity, and how travel can quietly reshape identity, all viewed from the comfort of a couch that once doubled as training equipment. Continue reading
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Freaking Unreliable Dirt-Loving Squirrel
Punxsutawney Phil says six more weeks of winter, but his track record says otherwise. A snarky rant about unreliable rodents, boots I love, sweaters I avoid, and why cold without snow feels like a personal insult. Continue reading
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Functioning …. technically
Exhaustion isn’t dramatic. It’s quiet, caffeinated, and deeply unimpressed. This is a low-battery dispatch from a day powered by sarcasm, unfinished coffee, and the stubborn belief that words still matter, even when energy does not. Continue reading
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Writing things down is radical
2026 is being called the year of analog living, but for many, it’s not a trend at all. It’s a familiar cycle. As technology overwhelms, people return to what feels slower, human, and real. This isn’t nostalgia. It’s correction. Continue reading
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The Pig Farmers
A sardonic take on parenting, frustration, and the fantasy that raising pigs might have been simpler. Children talk back. Pigs don’t. Somewhere between exhaustion and love, this essay explores why parenting is the most thankless, maddening, and quietly rewarding job there is. Continue reading
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Five Eyes, Zero Clue
Bees have five eyes. Mothers are told we have eyes everywhere. Turns out neither is enough when kids, boredom, and bad ideas collide. A snarky, darkly funny look at motherhood, missed disasters, and the comforting lie that parents always know what’s going on. Continue reading
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Starch, Shame, and Milk Chocolate with Almonds
School fundraisers promise character building and community spirit. What they actually deliver is polyester uniforms, quiet panic, and a box of chocolate no child was emotionally prepared to sell. A darkly funny reflection on extracurriculars, avoidance, and the long memory of milk chocolate with almonds. Continue reading
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Highly charged
Winter static cling turns sewing into chaos, hair into a statement, and every kiss into a science experiment. A sarcastic, self-aware essay about fabric that commits, dogs that get shocked, and the quiet life lesson hiding in a season that leaves everything highly charged. Continue reading
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