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
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