Birthday Blues: Changing the energy around my birthday
The morning of my birthday, I opened my phone and went into Facebook and it had started: the well-wishes. People I haven’t seen or talked to in years posting to my wall, and that’s when it struck me. It wasn’t the age increasing, it was the energy around the day. I felt overwhelmed by the pressure to ‘have a great day’ and more. That year, I even got a birthday wish on Facebook from a man who has been a total jerk to be in person for years, but is posting niceties on my wall (weird).
Flamingo Friday
Flamingo Fridays are essentially a neighborhood happy hour or block party. It’s an opportunity for people in your neighborhood to get together, get to know each other better and bring back the camaraderie of neighbors prior to social media.
Thinking about fostering dogs?
A few years ago my husband and I decided to try fostering dogs. This came from multiple conversations about getting a younger sibling for our pup Finn. As we talked about it, there were elements of doubling the amount of dogs that felt really overwhelming.
10 Must have pool items for Above Ground Pools
We’ve had an above ground pool for over 5 years! These are the things we have bought that we use the most, a bonus item and 3 things I don’t think you need a list for.
The Godfather Tradition
An annual tradition each winter to get us through some of those cold Illinois nights.