We are back! January, for me, has been about trying to do my best to give myself what I need, to feel like I can start to think beyond my grief. It has worked – probably not quite as tidily as I thought it was going to, but it has – and I'm beginning to feel like … Continue reading January, 2023
Tag: musings
Processes/processing
The last couple of weekends have gone by in a flurry of designing and running. Hayden and I have pored over architectural plans and rough designs on bits of paper and his iPad, which houses a surprisingly sophisticated app that lets us envision our ideas. We have donned gumboots and walked around our section in … Continue reading Processes/processing
Ten things
This is a 'clear the writer's block' kind of post – one where I sit down and just write out the first ten things that come to my mind. Inspired by Kelly in the City, I'm also using it as a kind of catch-up as I've had a lot going on as of late. It feels … Continue reading Ten things
A story from long ago
Our house today. Clean and full of rules. Apropos of nothing, I recently got to thinking about when I moved out of home, shortly after my 18th birthday, and moved in with a bunch of friends. There was absolutely no need for me to move out, and my parents were sad that I was, but … Continue reading A story from long ago
In defence of the participation trophy
I haven't had reason to think of the concept of participation trophies in a long time, not since we millennials grew so commonplace in the workplace and adult life that older generations found it necessary to stop mocking us and our millennial ways (remember? We ruined everything? We ate too much avocado toast? We were … Continue reading In defence of the participation trophy