Picture the biggest dream you can think of. And then think bigger. When I create art, I tend to stick to pretty small canvases. (My sketchbook is 5×7 … inches)This week, I painted something much. bigger.(The plywood was 6×8 … feet) … Continue reading The BIGGEST painting I’ve ever freaking done
As a stepmom, Mother’s Day is one of those strange days for me. (…well okay, it’s kind of strange EVERY day … but … #life 🤷♀️) Even six years into this, I (oddly?) never really think about my role in this … Continue reading Stepmomming on Mother’s Day
Yes, I realize it’s April and I live in Massachusetts. It isn’t ~exactly~ beach weather. So talking about the beach seems a little premature. But bear with me here. 👇👇👇 Three reasons why we’d even bother going there. (Plus a bonus point, if you stay til the end!) 1. Seize the moment Last week (between the snow and the frost advisory), we had a day that was 70° and gorgeous. (Welcome to New England.) As I was running errands, with a to-do list as long as your arm — I happened to drive by a beach. “One of these days,” … Continue reading Who cares about going to the beach? (in April?!)
Everyone knows free stickers are the best. So here’s how you can enter to win some yourself! But first: A quote — Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are. — Mason Cooley Doesn’t … Continue reading Giveaway! Because FREE stickers are objectively better than non-free stickers
Think back to the beginning of this year. … No, I don’t mean March 13. I mean, actually the beginning of January (even though it feels like three lifetimes ago). Did you have a “word of the year”? I did. … Continue reading RE-emerge: Summer art shows (yes, for real)
As a white girl, I’ve been kinda quiet for the past few weeks, trying to listen and learn, as #BlackLivesMatter has taken center stage. Because the narrative isn’t about me (I’m not the hero of this story, and don’t want … Continue reading BLM: All men are created equal*
Quick thought: With everyone stuck at home — don’t forget to go OUTSIDE. Today being an exception (since it’s chilly and cloudy) we’re heading into glorious-er weather here in New England. (We won’t talk about the fact that it was … Continue reading Take it outside
Birthdays and holidays are tricky enough to make special during average times. Figuring out the right activities, the perfect restaurant, who to invite, what gifts to get… Now add in a quarantine. Tricky becomes even tricker. Especially when kids are … Continue reading 3+ME: Kids’ birthdays in quarantine
How’d your first post-layoff week go, you ask? Aw, how kind of you to check in! In long: I remembered on Monday that Mother’s Day was in ONE WEEK 😬(use. a. freaking. calendar.) promptly made/posted a small handful of Mother’s … Continue reading Post-layoff: Week 1
I found out on Friday. The newspaper job I’ve had for ten years (first job out of college) has come to an end. I’m not entirely sure how to write this, because I don’t know how to present it properly. … Continue reading So, I got laid off
