Are you a list-maker? Or maybe a list-consumer? If so, what kind? Many of us may first think of “To-Do” lists but there are all kinds of lists. I present: A List of Lists To-do list Grocery/shopping list “Best of” and “Worst of” list Top 10 list (which could be “positive” or “negative”) Book list…

I spent the afternoon listening to the Inauguration Playlist (https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/16/politics/joe-biden-inauguration-playlist/index.html). It has left me humbled, enlightened, confused, slightly critical, and inspired.  Humbled, because I was unfamiliar with so many songs on the list. Not surprisingly, it was primarily the songs by young and or/artists of color that I didn’t know or didn’t know well. Yes,…

I have lost my black fleece-lined leggings! This is a personal tragedy on a grand scale: 1) I hope to do some cold weather running in the foreseeable future 2) I’m cheap and they were relatively expensive and 3) Due to chip and booze weight gain, I don’t have many other “pants”/leg coverings that fit…

Imagination is a good thing, right? My first response to this question is a resounding “Hell, Yeah!” I’m pondering this question because our church’s theme for January is “Imagination.” I even have a bit (okay, a lot) of a prejudice against people who seem to have little or no sense of imagination. But maybe that’s…

For my third installment of pondering my life in 2020, particularly as it was impacted by the COVID pandemic, I’m considering the Live Wire question: “What have you learned about yourself?” Several things I learned about myself weren’t revelations–pandemic life has highlighted things about myself that I already knew. Such as: I think a LOT…

Wednesday is often my night to blog. Not the only time I blog, but as it’s usually Chad’s Geek Night, it’s a nice routine…he plays online D&D and I blog. I’ve been planning for a while now to use this Wednesday to blog about “Small Wins” since COVID, continuing to seek inspiration from Live Wire…

I expected 2020 to be a “big year.”  My reasoning was a little superficial–2020 was full of big milestones: Turning 50, our 25th Anniversary, and the 20th anniversary of my mom’s death (obviously not a happy milestone but an important one). I wasn’t really sure what “big” meant or what I thought it would look…

I LOVE Christmas cards (or whatever winter holiday cards are appropriate). I love getting them and I love sending them out. I’m also really bad at sending them out–I’m super disorganized and can never keep track of people’s addresses from year to year. I also struggle with remembering who I’ve actually sent them to this…

It can be pretty easy to assume the worst. This is the trap Toad falls into when Frog is late for Christmas Eve in their aptly titled story, “Christmas Eve.” As Toad awaits Frog’s arrival for their holiday celebration, he starts imagining all the kinds of different horrible fates that may have befallen his dear…

Chad got me a super cool Yamaha Reface keyboard for Christmas. It’s main claim to fame is that it can make really awesome organ sounds. It’s the second in the Reface line that we have. Now all I have to do is figure out how to use and how to get it to make all…