Hi, Everyone! So, definitely not my normal type of post for a Monday. I never got around to finishing up what I had planned for today because I got my COVID vaccine on Saturday…and got…
And by that, I mean it’s time for me to be honest with myself and with you. I’m overwhelmed. I’m exhausted. I can’t keep up. I don’t know what I’m doing anymore. I’ve been buried…
Once upon a time, The Lily Cafe was a writing blog. The writing community that existed here somewhere around 7 years ago was amazing and supportive. I met so many lovely writers and I have…
Dear Kids, I know. It’s been a while. In my defense, you two have been keeping me very busy. It’s been so long. Where do I start? Well, all of my English teachers always said…
Dear Kids, Yup, the pandemic is still on. Yup, it’s Election Day. Yup, it’s been an interesting time. It’s been kind of interesting to watch everything going on, all the rallies and events where masks…
It’s almost that time again for National Novel Writing Month. I think of this time with fondness, but am less fond of the fact that it always creeps up on me when I’m super busy.…
September was a real struggle. Between distance learning, taking care of a toddler, finding time to read and blog, and just generally living and keeping 4 people alive and well, I’ve been on the verge…
I can’t believe it’s been a year now since I’ve made these changes to my blog, and they’d stuck! There have been a few minor changes along the way, but, for the most part, this…
Dear Kids, It’s been about a month. A month full of distance learning and wildfires. Yes, the pandemic is still going on. We’re 6 months in, and Mommy is finally starting to lose it. I…
Dear Kids, We made it! Not to the end of the pandemic, unfortunately. No, that’s still ongoing. And going and going and going. It’s been over 5 months now, but Dad is feeling really good…
