This #thankyouthursday, I am grateful for peaceful transitions—and no, I am not talking about the one I trust will take place in the White House.I’m talking about a job that I had yesterday but don’t today. After nearly five years with the organization, my part-time...
#thankyouthursday gratitude (and other blog posts)
“Let the Rest Fall Through”
This #thankyouthursday, I am grateful for "Let the Rest Fall Through," which is my favorite song off Kelley McRae’s new album, This Side of Night. I first discovered Kelley McRae nearly ten years ago and have been devoted to her work ever since. When we both lived in...
5-hour Empathy
I am grateful for 5-hour Empathy, a fake product introduced last weekend in a fake commercial on SNL.* *If you haven’t seen the sketch, the rest of this email will make more sense if you watch it real quick. So 5-hour Empathy is not a real thing…but if it was, would...
Accountabilibuddies
This #thankyouthursday I am grateful for accountabilibuddies. My friend Miki taught me that word years ago, when she invited me to be part of a small group of women who met online for weekly check-ins. Every Sunday night my accountabilibuddies and I would share...
The Nap Ministry
Hi , This #thankyouthursday I am grateful for The Nap Ministry. B slept for five hours straight last night—a new record, by hours(!!)—and I am VERY deeply appreciative. So I was going to tell you how thankful I am for sleep. But really what I meant was that I was...
The 1619 Project
This #thankyouthursday, I am grateful for The 1619 Project, created by Nikole Hannah Jones. This work/art is high quality and vitally important. Please listen, read, and reflect. Then decide how to act. (And, as always, reach out if you want to discuss.) Love >...
Patient persistence
My motto right now is “one meal at a time.” I’m a new mom with an infant who eats about ten times a day, and I’m finding that navigating the landscape of early parenthood is best done by focusing on the present moment—or at most, the immediate future, aka the next...
Baby B
Last Thursday I told you about how I was too pregnant to clean the bathtub, and how grateful I was that I was able to ask for help and that my partner was able to offer it. The next morning I went into labor. This #thankyouthursday, I am grateful for B, our son....
A clean tub (and especially how it got that way)
This morning I woke up to the sound of scrubbing, and by the time I went into the bathroom, what I saw was a sparkling clean bathtub. So for sure, this #thankyouthursday I am grateful for a clean tub—and I am especially grateful for how it got that way. It’s not easy...
Books & Publications
Need some inspiration related to love and self-care? I’ve got you covered:
A Picture Book for All Ages
Are You My Boyfriend?
Originally developed for adults, this illustrated tale is appropriate for (and loved by) children as well.
The Blog Before the Book
Calling It In
How a four-month separation created space for the love of a liftime.