life

September was a rough month. I was already in the midst of grieving, so the 10th anniversary of my dad’s passing really hit me hard. I often wonder why certain things happen to me in seemingly non-serendipitous ways, like how unlucky it is to lose two people years apart on the same day. I know I’m being terribly vague here, but this little note is more for future me to…

August is a weird month. It’s the last of the summer months and while it used to be exciting because of back-to-school time, as an adult, it’s just August. To be honest, when it gets closer to September, I often find myself wanting to skip straight to December, to December Daily time, and the new year. My impatience for a fresh start is strong. Anyway, I got into a few…

I always say once we hit June the second half of the year just flies on by. Much like the month of July. Honestly, it feels like it just started, and look, we’re in August. I can’t say much of my circumstances have changed much. I did get a great new job though, so hopefully, I can start planning on doing all those things that have been put on pause…

June was a trip and I honestly can’t believe it’s over. This year is literally going to fly right on by now that we’re over halfway done with it. It’s bittersweet really. I really wanted this year to rock but so far it hasn’t gone the way that I hoped. And June was just a turbulent of emotions. Oh and I also got Covid… So with all that said though,…

What to say about May: Lots of ups and downs, ruminating thoughts, tears, flights, great friends, home of country music, antique malls, Sid Gold’s piano bar karaoke, so many tears, sundresses, Opryland, driving a stick shift, little art notes… May, you were something. And here are a few things I enjoyed this month: Reading The Attachment Effect by Peter Lovenheim and West Wind by Mary Oliver. I read the Mary…

I’m actually really sad that April is over and we are now in May. This year has literally been flying by and I don’t feel like I’m making any sort of progress as I had hoped I would. To be honest, I’m just not feeling very me right now. I’m missing someone I love dearly so much every day and the sheer heartbreak of the situation is all I can…

So this round-up is a tad bit late, but I wanted to share it because I indulged in quite a few gems this month. I spent a good week this month in Albuquerque, visiting with a really good friend. We had a great time hanging out, thrifting and watching movies. I collected some lovely things from the antique shops as you can see above! Anyway, here are a few other…

February went by both extremely slowly and terribly quickly. I know, that doesn’t make much sense, but that is how I feel about it. We are already in March loves! It’s quite unbelievable. But then again, the world is falling apart so on par I say. Anyway, here are a few things I enjoyed this month: Reading Get Messy Art by Caylee Grey and Art Saves by Jenny Doh. Both…

This year has started off really slowly. I don’t think that’s a bad thing per say, but I do think everyone was thinking “a brand new year! Things will change!” and we’ve just been in more lockdowns and such. IDK, it’s just been a long month. I’ve personally been riding the waves of emotions up and down and up and down all month. That always makes room for lots of…