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One Year
“I don’t know how I’m going to do this…”. I spoke those words into the phone as I sobbed delivering the news that my mom had passed away. That was one year ago today. At the time, I truly didn’t know how I was going to get through those first hours, those first days, those first weeks and months, and honestly, thinking about it now, I really meant I didn’t know how I was going to even return to any normalcy ever…..but here I am. One year later. I have written this post so many times over the past year. 3 months….6 months…7 months, but each time I hesitated…
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Making a Fuss
It’s been a very long time since I posted on this site. From time to time something would cross my mind and I would think to myself that I should write a blog post, but time got away from me and before you know it, months, maybe even years have passed. Since we last spoke, I have started a business. A baking business. I’ll mention it and invite you to check it out here www.walnuttreebakingco.com, but for today, I have more important things to say. If you follow me on social media, or know me personally, then you probably know that just one month ago, I lost my mom. On…
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Just Look at Your List
I am a list maker. It helps to keep me organized and helps me to plan. I have a master list of home projects that doesn’t get checked off to often because most of those projects require a significant investment in money or time, or skills that I don’t possess to accomplish them, yet the list remains. I make grocery lists, lists for running errands, lists for cards to send, lists for things I want to cook or bake. Soon I fear I could need a list to keep track of the lists. One of the other things I do, which is not so much a list, is keep a…
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Anxiety, the Unknown and How I Deal
I hope that you have all been enjoying my recent string of posts. Being at home, sheltered in place, has really been a blessing in disguise for me. I have been able to work on so many things that I’ve shoved in the corner for another time. I’ve watched in amazement at the things that are being created via technology and social media (it really can be used for good…). I’ve spent some time re-evaluating the things that are truly important to me. I hope you are able to do the same, however, I know that there are many people who are feeling anxious and unsure. It’s understandable. This week…
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The Comforts of Home
Unless you’re living in some sort of alternate universe, I know you’re aware that the COVID 19 Coronavirus has pretty much brought life as we knew it to a screeching halt. Many of the things we did everyday are now “on hold”, many of our behaviors and patterns have been shifted. Many of us are finding ourselves with a whole lot of time on our hands. This past Friday, the Governor of Illinois, issued a “shelter in place ” order beginning on Saturday at 5pm. Basically, all non-essential businesses are closed and people are asked to remain at home as much as possible. For me that means, I’m not…
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January
It’s January 8th. How are those resolutions going? I didn’t make any. Well I didn’t make any like I normally make. Sure, I would love to lose a few pounds, but it’s not gnawing at me like it has in the past. I was thinking the other day how I used to be sort of envious of people who didn’t need to (or didn’t want to) resolve to lose weight in the new year. You know, they just ate food in January the same way they did in December. It was a novel idea. I think for most of my adult life my resolutions always included eating better and losing…
