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One thing I have missed about blogging is having somewhere to share the pieces that made me think the most from the month–if only to come back myself and see what I was learning about at that time (beyond books). I just have three this month, but sometimes less is more, right? Verity Podcast onContinue reading “October Links I Loved”

We plunked down a wad of cash on a slew of matching photo albums. That means I’ve been going through old mismatched Target clearance albums to pull out photos and printing what I need to bring us up to date. It is really something to have so many moments from that season captured, both throughContinue reading “On a decade of parenting”

I deleted my Instagram account a while back. Not deleted the app off my phone, like deep dive, do it from a web browser, face the blue “Are you super duper sure you wanna do this?” button. It was my only regular writing outlet. I had established a good rhythm: three posts a week–one aboutContinue reading “I’m ready to write a bunch of crappy stuff.”

The weirdest thing happened senior year. I was chosen as a student speaker for graduation. No no no, that’s not the weird part. I was in speech and plays and used to speaking in front of people, so that part made sense. It got weird when I suddenly wasn’t on the speaking list anymore. (WhichContinue reading “What I Would Have Said at Graduation”

I didn’t grow up having a sister. My brother is great (and I can say that now that we’re grownups!), but there’s something about watching sisters that has always made my heart yearn. You can see their shorthand–in language or facial expression–that ends in a knowing giggle, even though no one else understands the joke.Continue reading “My Sister, Gladys”