The rational and the instinctual — the God and the beast — inside of us all.
Summer is over, long over, but I am having a hard time accepting it. These warm afternoons lull me back into a false hope that there is still time yet to make the most of summer but in the evening the golden leaves dotting the trees wink at me mockingly as the cool air creeps … Continue reading Currently // September 2018: Summer is Over and I am Too Late
And just that quickly, the summer (unofficially) comes to an end. The kids are back at school. The pools are closing and Halloween decorations are already up in stores. Can you believe it? Of course, the heat will linger and it will be a while longer before we put away our shorts and swimsuits to … Continue reading Currently // August 2018: Letting Myself Feel Better
It’s the last day of my “summer”. Tomorrow I go in for my mandatory six hours of training for the year—referred to as our “in-service” day—where we are reminded of all the rules and management attempts to make us care more about what they want than what we want. It’s a chance for us to … Continue reading 218//365 — The Last Day of My Summer
June was a lazy month, laid-back and languid, allowing me time to soak up the first half of the summer at my leisure, but July was very different. July was in a hurry and gave way much faster. More than once I woke up feeling like days had passed while I slept and worried over … Continue reading Currently // July 2018: Good Food and Laughter to Last
June did not, by any means, fly by. It began so differently from how it ended and so much happened, so much changed in between, not just for me but for us all, that I feel as if I’ve lived through two of them. At first, I felt exhausted by it all. A lot of … Continue reading Currently // June 2018: I Already Have Everything I Need
May is a month for anxious anticipation, a time of preparation for the season to come. It exists in a space to warm to be called true spring, but too unpredictable to be summer, yet. Throughout the month we packed up our winter wear, broke out the shorts, and got out to work in the yard. … Continue reading Currently // May 2018: Lost and Found
Summer doesn’t officially start for another few weeks here in the northern hemisphere, but in my heart and mind, it’s already here. This is my favorite time of year but to be honest, I’m not sure why. The heat is intense, the bugs are everywhere, and the threat of severe weather is worrisome but something … Continue reading May 2017 // The Most Wonderful Time of the Year is Here
