Category Archives: Personal

Sunday Coffee – Grief and Madness

Posted on June 13, 2021 by Thistle

Y’all. This week was just…like being sucker-punched over and over. It was a rough week. My thoughts are chaotic and not quite together, so forgive me if I ramble a bit. I suppose I should start with Tuesday, the night … Continue reading →

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May 2021 Wrap-up

Posted on June 2, 2021 by Thistle

It’s been a really big month. Honestly, I spent a bunch of it withdrawn – not hiking, not exercising, not leaving the house, not really posting on social media much. The combo of 14 months of pandemic and incredibly early … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Rainbow Bridge

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Thistle

TW: Pet death. Not gruesome or anything, just sad, but still, it’s pet death. On Friday afternoon, our oldest kitty-baby, Ash, crossed the rainbow bridge. If y’all have been around here for some time, you’ll know that Ash has been … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Weeks 61-63

Posted on May 28, 2021 by Thistle

Not much has changed. We keep marching on, trying to survive under a government that is trying to kill us. Numbers Things are holding steady here. We reached a couple major milestones in number over the last few weeks. First, … Continue reading →

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Callback: What Alice Forgot

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Thistle

I first read What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty in 2019, and my original review is at that link. It’s a full review, spoiler-free, so if you’re looking for that, head back there. In 2019, I read and reread What … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Hospitality

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Thistle

The day before Mother’s Day, I hit a personal breaking point. I’m a stay at home mom. My job is 24/7. There are no breaks from it. In the past, I have coped with this by a precarious balancing act. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Spring Forward Recap

Posted on May 16, 2021 by Thistle

So spring’s goals mostly felt like an exercise in frustration. So many of them were attempted but failed for circumstances out of my control! You can see the lack of colored-in very clearly in that pic, heh. Here’s how things … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Weeks 59 and 60

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Thistle

So much of life right now feels tentatively safe at the moment. It feels like for the last 13-14 months, I’ve been living in an underground shelter, hunkering down and waiting until things are safe again, and now we’re peeking … Continue reading →

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April 2021 Wrap-up

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Thistle

I say this every year, and 2021 is no different: April is very tough for me, and the beginning of a difficult season. In normal years, April brings in waves of heat and the beginning of summer. It’s followed by … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Another Week of “Vacation”

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Thistle

Y’all remember how in February, Jason took a week off work so we could try to finish up all the in-progress projects on our house? And then we didn’t get nearly as much finished as we wanted, because of new … Continue reading →

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