You never know what you might be carrying around with you. Recently I put on a pair of shorts that I hadn’t worn yet this season. I wore them around all afternoon. While I was fixing dinner, I felt something tickle the back of my leg, and I looked back, somewhat...
I read this meme recently that shook me up a bit. It said, “You get 18 delicious summers with your children. This is one of them. Soak it in.” Wow. 18, huh? When you put a number on it like that, it does tend to give you some perspective. Who am I kidding? I already...
When you have to keep breathing in a world where your father no longer breathes, when you’re one of the ones who has lost your dad, or sit with how someday you will, somedays, even breathing can hurt. It’s strange how you didn’t know until it’s too late: How much...
For 26 years, I worked in dentistry as a dental assistant. It was a fulfilling career that served me well, and I considered myself (still do) a dental nerd. Though it was beginning to take a toll on me physically, I had developed arthritis, and more specifically in my...