Thoughtful Tenacity

One of the most common adages, “life is short,” rings incredibly true for me lately. I am unsure as to whether it’s because I am nearing...

Labyrinths are weird. The word in itself is a wildly odd string of letters. Do you pronounce the y? Where’s the emphasis placed; the...

The universe is vast. It’s a composition of stars, moons, suns, planets, black holes, time itself and galaxies we know nothing about....

Flooded with it all. Emotion, responsibilities, burden. Full of everything. Advice, devotion, worry. So many people. So many check-ins. ...

Today I got a message from a friend of dear loved ones. This text was checking in with me about checking in on them. In part: “I don’t...

“Mommy, are you okay? Did I do something?” Insert a lump in my throat. No, no, not a lump. A gut punch. A pull yourself together and...

I need some time away. A moment to myself; purely, utterly, solely me. No answering to anyone. No feeling obligated or responsible or...

I never thought it possible to feel ungrateful and unappreciated while simultaneously feeling needed and irreplaceable. A strange...

Lately it feels as though my issues, my problems, my words and ideas pale in significance to so many in the world. I have had a hard...

Let’s be real; after 15 years of being with someone and 10 years of marriage to that same someone, is the expectation that every...

Boundaries. They’re a funny thing. Google Definition: noun plural noun: boundaries a line that marks the limits of an area; a dividing...

I yelled at my child this morning. Really loudly. So loudly not only did I startle him, I startled myself. I lost my cool over...

Have you ever had one of those days where you aren’t sure whether to cry or laugh or run or hunker down or give up or stand up or throw...

I watched as he ran excitedly to the playground’s entrance. His little cobra head covering bobbing up and down with every hurried step. ...

Like most people, I have a small trash can in the bathroom. This is something that seems very mundane, barely a blip on the household...

Flowers grow everywhere. They can grow in the arctic, the desert, the dunes of the seaside, in water, in mud, on mountains and even...

I sobbed today. Like a child. I cried harder than I have in a long while. The type of cry where you can’t catch your breath and you...

We have had 15 years together and shared 10 years of marriage. 20 added pounds, 1 first apartment, 3 houses turned homes, 7 vehicles...

According to google, there are 525,600 minutes in a year. If I live to be 80, I will have a little over 42 million minutes of life. ...

You ever know how you feel but you just can’t express it appropriately? Not through words, actions, body language or prose. Not really...

I hope you have at least one person in your life that: Loves you. Yes. I know that sounds weird, but, believe it or not “love” has...

Just about three years ago I quit my job as a secondary social studies teacher. I walked away from my career of twelve years. I did...

I was scrolling through instagram early Sunday and came across a ton of memes and sayings about Mother’s Day. One in particular stood...

Thank a teacher tomorrow. Or today. Really any time. We shouldn’t need a day or designated week to remind us of their importance. I am...

Dear White People, I am sure about a lot of things. I am sure I have no idea how to start this. I am sure this will ruffle a few...

So, this Monday Perspectives is late in the evening, my last post was last Wednesday and I didn't do a Sunday Scaries. All because......

“No but….” “Yeah but…” “Okay but…” “Actually…” “Why are you being mean to me?” I climbed into bed Friday night hoping to release my...

I have been told “you talk too much” or “too quickly” or “too loudly” many times. I have been chastised for being “dramatic” or “too...

In case you haven’t heard, today is International Women’s Day! What does being a woman mean? Is it the biological sex assigned to me at...

A wise man once said “music is the universal language of mankind.” That wise man’s name is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Interestingly,...

I am 37 years old and I have a zit. It is ruminating under my skin, I can see it is almost ready to bubble to the surface, and I can...

I have been thinking a lot lately about happiness. Trying to define it, understand it, spread it, and ultimately, how to keep it. I...

“Look Mommy, he’s swimming.” “Look it Mommy, can you find them? They are camouflaged! This one is purple and this one is yellow, see?”...

https://time.com/5932620/women-covid-19-jobs/ First, please read the article above. You won’t really understand my post without a frame...

It feels as though 2021 has been off to a tumultuous start, a year in which most people fear will be all too similar to 2020, including...

This morning I received a text from my sort-of sister-in-law: “Good morning! I forgot to text you that Alden has a package coming from us...