"After years of navigating confusing relationships, my siblings and I have all taken the responsibility to care for ourselves first which, in turn, has allowed us to repair and reinvent a relationship all of us only dreamed of. As we age, we're acutely aware of how important it will be to have honest conversations, be open and authentic and stay aligned with our own values while we're sandwiched in the middle of maturing children and our aging parents. " 

"Over the years, one thing that has transformed my mornings from chaotic (and hungover) to calm and rested is the simple power of routine. Establishing a rhythm in my daily life has helped me focus on what truly matters and stay grounded, even when life feels anything but predictable. It hasn’t always been this way, though."

"I'm better. Ish.
Last week was better than the one before, but I am still itching my body quite aggressively. It will be two weeks today since the poison ivy incident of 2024 and because of that, I will no longer be discussing it. The event is dead to me. 
In other news, I celebrated my three year ‘soberversary’ on Friday with a tattoo of barn swallows; one for each year, leaving room to add more. You can see more here if that's your thing. " 

"I feel about 98 right now. Not only did we decide to clean out an entire area of woods and weeds that has been neglected for coming up on 10 years, I also intended to spend 15 minutes on a few courses that needed catching up on.
 
Ahem, 15 minutes turned in to 15 hours.  
 
I wish I was kidding. " 

"It's Money Monday!
My new year's resolution this year was simply to pay attention to my money and develop a relationship with it.
Not: Get out of debt.
Not: Make $100k.
Not: Financial Freedom.
 
Simply to pay more attention to it."
 
And voila! Eight months in I am more than halfway to all of those things…by simply reframing my thoughts around money.