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    Think A Little

    … on a message from your sponsor

    Dear kids, I see you. Yes you. Growing up. I see you in your ‘in betweens’ – between high school and college, between college... Read More

    Tags: family, empty nest, college graduation, advice to adult kids, high school graduation, musings, everyday life

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    Think A Little

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    Think A Little

    … on life’s strangeness and wonder

    Even when I’m ‘okay’ with someone leaving, whether in life or in death, there is still pondering necessary. That noodling that happens when I... Read More

    Tags: musings, everyday life, empty nest, grief, adult children, estranged child, estranged parent, life

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a crooked path toward a creative life

    Yesterday afternoon, I was turning into my driveway, and the light was just right. My trusty camera was on the seat next to me.... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, family, comedy, empty nest, creative spark

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    Laugh A Little

    … on an empty nest, temporary ocd, and calvin and hobbes

    I’ve written about being a mama bear, even a bristly one.  Protecting cubs, advocating for cubs, and the occasional mauling of a particularly obstinate... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, comedy, kids, empty nest

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Wonder Proxy

We have medical proxies. We have legal proxies. But what about the most important stuff? What about the stuff that makes our lives worth living? Who is going to take care of making sure wonder remains available to us when we can’t seek it out ourselves? Who’s gonna sneak us off to the ocean, make sure to bring us our dogs, create playlists of the songs we really love… sing with us, tell us our stories… remind us of the love we still have to give, and also to receive? A Wonder Proxy, that’s who. Don’t get your affairs in order without one!

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