In the spirit of the original theme of this blog, here's a tale of a totally impractical journey of ten (-ish) years that I'm still on,...

When you're banging your head against a door that you're hoping to go through and it stubbornly doesn't open after X-amount of time, do...

I'm about to get on a political soapbox, which I know is dangerous. But I can't not, because it's terrifyingly important. After yet...

Killer of dreams, hopes, momentum, objectivity, productivity, you name it. Perfectionism doesn't get the onscreen warnings it deserves....

Recently I read a devotional on the subject of contentment that said, "Though there are plans for the future, contentment never...

Actually, I'm not sure I'm the expert, but I'm surviving it, so ... maybe? At the top of the "Impractical Things What I Have Done" list,...

I went to university in an absolutely magical, beautiful place. Ten years ago, I graduated from Falmouth University in Cornwall, England...

Here in the UK, it's mid-week-4 of the lockdown. We're trapped in a house with a typical teeny-tiny British garden — with no real grass...

In relation to one of us trying something new, my husband often quotes Yoda's line in The Empire Strikes Back when he tries to dismiss...

On November 13th 2019, I lost my Mom. She was the most beautiful, gentle, generous, creative, and important person in my life. She’d been...

I have a lot more to say about pregnancy, and the overwhelming anxiety of pending parenthood, especially at our advanced age. Things I...

I'm sitting on the sofa, as I have been doing for the past 45 minutes, and I'm feeling out of breath and can't get comfortable in any...

Original, huh? Hello and welcome – if you haven't had a look at my About page, this first post is pretty much the same thing. Just so my...