If you’re Christian, Merry Christmas. Also, if you’re not Christian, Merry Christmas. I’m not Christian, but I’m a big fan of celebrating Christmas’s non-religious aspects — I love giving gifts, uniting with family and friends, and cooking and eating wonderful foods. As you can see from the photos above, I also love knitting Christmas stockings…
“Why”…Wednesdays
NetGalley Review of Better than Revenge
title: Better than Revenge author: Kasie West publisher: Delacorte Romance publication date: December 31, 2024 pages: 320 peppers: 1 (on this scale) warnings: none summary: When Finley’s boyfriend thoughtlessly auditions for and gets the podcast spot Finley has wanted for a long time, she enlists the help of her now ex-boyfriend’s nemesis to teach her how to…
312. Why “Site Specific” is Pernicious
I took the photo above one morning when I was out jogging around the school’s campus, and as you can see, I live in a beautiful place. It’s so lovely, in fact, that lots of people who have a lot more money and resources than I do also choose to reside in the area. So…
311. Why Recharge
Last summer, I took this photo of one of my most relaxing places. Being on that deck in Maine, I can recharge my battery. I like to think that the bird in the photo saw that pile of rocks and thought, “If I sit there for a while, I’ll have more energy to fly higher…
310. Why I Love Marketplace
Say what you will about the evils of social media–you’re probably right with most of the ire you send in its direction–but Facebook Marketplace brings me great joy. For the past year or so, I’ve been trying to shed unneeded possessions. I’m not going full-on minimalist by any stretch, but when I view the accumulation…
309. Why Say It
I took the photo above one morning last summer just before I started a Peloton yoga practice. Though it was a beautiful morning, you might be able to see that the pond in the distance had no water in it. All summer, I was continually disappointed about the temporary draining of the pond due to…
308. Why Prepare for the Weather
Years ago, before I had a summer (future retirement) place in Maine and before I had shoulder issues (one frozen, the other broken), I used to swim pretty regularly in the the local lake, pictured above. My friend(s) and I would meet at the school’s beach (not pictured– this is the jetty, used as a…
307. Why They’re Still Kids
I didn’t ask my kiddos’ permission to post the two cutie-patootie photos of them above. (I hope they won’t get angry about it. How could they mind having everyone see them looking this lovely? Amiright?!) Since they’re now 22 and 25, they don’t look like this any longer to anyone but their dad and me;…
306. Why Someone’s Always Watching
Over my life, I’ve heard lots of people give the advice to live as if no one is watching. Usually, people advise others to dance that way, but the suggestion has come to mean more generally that we should eschew our inhibitions, let ourselves go, enjoy the moment unselfconsciously, etc. The assumption is that when…
305. Why Not Glide
I know that I mine a few aspects of my life for numerous posts, but, well, I guess that’s just how my life works. If you would prefer a post that didn’t come out of my love of romance novels, teaching English, Peloton workouts, knitting, eating candy, or ice hockey team, I guess you could…