I am not a morning person. Never have been, never will be. For around 18 months I had a job that required me to be at the office at 6am and I had about a 35 minute commute. Everyone told me I would get used to it. Nope. I just got used to feeling like crap every day. Fast forward… Read more »
“Marriage is hard” “Marriage is a lot of work” “Marriage is useless in a modern society” I’ve heard all of these things lately. Mostly from married people. And I disagree with all of them. You might be expecting me to agree that marriage is difficult given that my first marriage did not last. There are a lot of reasons why… Read more »
It’s very easy to feel hopeless right now if you live in the United States. And sometimes I do feel that way myself. But I still see reasons to have hope and I think it’s important to share them and get conversation going about the good things that are still happening all around us. #1 The resistance is alive and… Read more »
This is a statement you probably don’t expect from me. You don’t need full body deodorant. No one does. I don’t blame you if you expected I would be first in line for an all over deodorant product given my (potentially unhealthy) obsession with armpit (and foot) stink. But hear me out. For decades women were told that their nether… Read more »
One thing everyone can agree on is that it’s hard to find joy in today’s world. The cost of health care, food, and everything else keep going up. National and international politics are a shit show. The planet is becoming less and less hospitable to human life. The list goes on. Yet in spite of all of this, we do… Read more »
This is another one that is super easy to celebrate- it’s Good Samaritan Day! Even if you’ve never stepped foot into a Sunday School class you’ve heard the story of the Good Samaritan- the looked down upon outsider that stood up and did the right thing when all the supposed upstanding citizens looked the other way. We can all be… Read more »
I’ve never had a great immune system. When I was a kid I got every bug that went around school at least once. Even into adulthood I had ear infections, strep throat, stomach bugs, etc. more often than the average bear. I’d just accepted it as part of who I was, just like being freakishly tall and having green eyes…. Read more »
Here in Iowa it’s the middle of winter, so it’s a great time to think ahead to your next vacation! Whether you are dreaming of a tropical destination, visiting family in another region, or even a staycation in your own hometown, planning a vacation is a feel- good activity. In fact, it’s been proven that planning a vacation releases more… Read more »
I talked quite a bit about politics before the election. And I’m probably going to talk about them again quite a bit after the holidays. But I have decided that I’m not going to bring everyone down during the month of December with gloom and doom. This is the month of of holidays, celebration, and cheer. This is the month… Read more »
Well, maybe not exactly. We need to celebrate the small stuff. The world is scary. There are conflicts between nations that threaten to bring the entire planet into war. Climate change is causing bigger natural disasters. Neo-Nazis are popping up all over the world. In the US there are many fears what the next four years will bring- even among… Read more »