Last month, about a week before my trip, we saw a cat in our backyard. He had a white, grizzled face that we fawned over from our kitchen window. Since our window […]
If You Give a Cat Some Meow Mix
A Summer Solstice Post
I was thinking yesterday that I missed blogs. I miss the days of logging into whatever blogging platform you choose – for me it was Livejournal, Blogspot (for the secret, mega-personal blog […]
The Anxiety Checklist: Home Renovation Edition
Do you have an anxiety checklist? For a long time, I referred to my anxiety checklist as a “to-do list,” but I started recognizing patterns that made me reconsider its name. The […]
Scattered Thoughts on a Thursday Night
Fucking Taylor Hawkins, man. It’s been nearly a week and I can still hardly believe it. I feel so sad for his family and bandmates. What an enormous loss. He was a […]
Mid-Winter Update: Radical Acceptance Part ???
Happ Sunday, friends! I hope you are keeping warm and enjoying your weekend. It’s been pretty hectic here. You are probably not surprised to learn that I have overcommitted myself, so my […]
Dispatches from the New Year
Hi friends. I hope you all are well. I have just one more week in what is usually my least favorite month of the year. It’s been very chilly this month, which […]
Lessons from an Intro Gouache Class
This past Monday, I attended an introductory Gouache class at a local craft studio. Drawing and painting are activities that I’d conceivably like to do more of, but this desire is often […]
Home Renovation Diaries – Carpet Removal (Dining Room)
For the past 2.5 months, we’ve been settling into our new (old) home. I’ve mentioned that we bought a 1920 Dutch Colonial that had many modern updates, but needed some additional renovations […]
I’d Like to Be My Old Self Again but I’m Still Trying to Find It
Today I share a deep, secret shame with you – I love celebrity gossip. It has been a consistent guilty pleasure since I was a teenager, and you can bet that every […]
Post-Halloween Check-In
Hi friends! It’s been awhile, so I just wanted to make a quick catch-up post. October flew by – it was a mix of house settling, work, and a trip! I was […]
Jennifer Stark 