Category: empty nest
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October Morning🍁
My youngest turns 27 today. At the exact minute she was born, we will all get on FaceTime and sing Happy Birthday to her in Texas.
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We Became the Roots They Needed
While walking a wooded area of a beautiful park, I noticed several tree roots at my feet. My two thoughts? 1) Don’t twist an ankle.
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Home and Family
The Laura Ingalls Wilder quote above reminds me of the Leanne Morgan comedy special I had on Netflix in the background yesterday.
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No “Back to School”
I was shopping and back to school signs hung everywhere. Here in New York, students return next week. I miss the former life season of fresh notebooks and the beginning of fall sports. I knew I’d miss it when I was in it. I knew I’d miss the rhythm of…
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Rarely Out Late, Home by 8!
Since the nest has emptied, if we go out for dinner, it’s (usually) around 5pm-6pm. If we dine with friends with less job flexibility, we happily make reservations for 7pm or 8pm. Key word: reservations. While it’s healthier to eat earlier, for me it’s about not waiting for a table…
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Does Stillness Equal Laziness? A Good Question for the Summer Months
Even at mid-life (aka: knowing better), I sometimes struggle with this hard-to-break axiom: being still is unproductive.
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Poem Published on Spillwords Press
I just returned to NY from traveling and was a day late coming home, not checking my Gmail while away. I was thrilled and truly thankful that a poem I submitted on May 2nd was published on May 9th. I am sincerely grateful to Dagmara K. for selecting my poem…
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The Preschool Library Years – National Library Week
The library is one of the few spaces where time slows. American culture tends to resist a slow pace of life. Unhurried feels less productive.
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10 At the End – January Gratitude
This is a list of 10 things I’m thankful to have enjoyed or accomplished in month one of 2025. The list below is less exciting than what I expected to share at the outset of this month. I was sidelined a bit with my back leading to more reading, less…
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The Season of Gratitude
Today marks the start of the 11th month of 2024. The season of gratitude, Thanksgiving, lingering leaves that eventually descend, reducing trees to barren branches. The first freeze often happens in November, and the frigid morning air is welcome against my face. I have always loved October through December. Though…
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Moving: The Finale
Wrapping up the moving tales today…Here are a few clips from the first days adjusting. Day 1 As we pulled the UHaul into the new temporary apartment complex, I watched mamas take first day of school pics of their little ones. These fresh faces are our new neighbors. Boxes piled…
Tales from a Mid-Lifer 