My stepdad passed away seven years ago today. It was easily the worst moment of my life and losing Dad changed me so profoundly that I’ve never bounced back to the person I[…]
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I helped my mom move this week from my childhood home. It was rather a bittersweet time, but emotion was quickly replaced by panic and the need to get everything packed up and[…]
Most of the time I write from home at the dining room table, my laptop in front of me and a few of my favorite possessions on either side. And there’s usually a[…]
I ran out of yellow silky merino yarn yesterday so I drove to the local craft store I normally buy from. But they were all out of the yellow color I needed so[…]
I had dinner with my friend Aaron last night. Aaron is as calm as I am neurotic. He’s like an iceberg- steady, composed and easygoing- so basically we’re complete opposites which is why[…]
A dear friend texted me the other day after reading Drama, Drama, Drama and asked for another Mark and Chelly blog. The request made me remember the below blog entry I had written[…]
I remember the good ol’ convivial days of PMS fondly now that I’m in menopause and on the maximum dosage of estradiol. My mind and body are on a perpetual carnival ride of[…]
Sometimes when I’m doing routine chores, introspective, witty thoughts pop into my head and I immediately want to write them down but as soon as I have the time to sit at a[…]
My best friends, Aggie and Christina, adore my egg salad and I frequently tag them in Facebook recipe videos where people are adding things like celery, artichokes, capers and onions to their egg[…]
I originally wrote a variation of this blog Wednesday and then had Mark read it before posting. The conversation went down something like this: Me: Is the blog ok? Mark: It’s… about ME.[…]