It's bedtime on the evening of November 1st. Officially the first day of the Thanksgiving season. Normally, I'm the person that gets wildly bent out of shape when stores start selling their Christmas wares before Halloween. Every holiday deserves it's own moment. ALL HOLIDAYS MATTER, DAMMIT! The fall and winter holidays are set up especially … Continue reading On getting ahead of myself…
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On things that define me…
It's far enough past Halloween that I don't feel (too) guilty for writing about Christmas. Traditionally speaking, I don't let myself listen to Christmas music until the day after Thanksgiving. Every holiday deserves it's own space and, for some reason, waiting until after Thanksgiving makes Christmas seem even more special to me. But this morning, … Continue reading On things that define me…
On fighting with the family…
And so begins the holiday season! The leaves are changing and the weather is definitely getting colder and gloomier. For the east coast, this happens much later than I'm used to. In Colorado, if it hasn't snowed by the time we're donning our Halloween costumes, we start screaming about heat waves! And then Mother Nature … Continue reading On fighting with the family…
Use. The. Clutch. 