Howl Like It’s Your Birthday

Piper! It’s hard to believe we haven’t been together for almost a month and a half. I think about you every day, my sweet and persistent and feisty and fiery beagle. I hope you always knew that I loved you, that I’d always come back for you, and there wasn’t a day that went byContinue reading “Howl Like It’s Your Birthday”

Does it stink having a birthday around Christmas?

This is a question I get all the time. Even as a 45-year-old adult, people ask if having a birthday in December is kinda rough? I understand the reason they ask, thinking that Christmas– and Thanksgiving and New Year’s– overshadows my own celebration. But I actually love that I was born in December. The wholeContinue reading “Does it stink having a birthday around Christmas?”

The Publix Step Dad Commercial – Milestones for Blended Family

Hallmark. Nicholas Sparks. Publix commercials. I’ll take “Things That Make You Cry” for $500, Alex. I can’t think of any other grocery store chain that can pierce the heart like Publix can. The only one that comes to mind is Dollar Tree (they have groceries, right?) when they went up to $1.25 but those weren’tContinue reading “The Publix Step Dad Commercial – Milestones for Blended Family”

Those work projects where I crossed paths with Taylor Swift… PS. Happy birthday!

A lifetime ago I was just starting my desired career in video production. I was a newby in the industry but I’m so thankful to the people who hired me to work on all kinds of production projects in Nashville. I was new. So was Taylor Swift. So new were we that one of myContinue reading “Those work projects where I crossed paths with Taylor Swift… PS. Happy birthday!”

Falling in Love: Part 2

Honestly, I’ve been sitting on that post for a while. It’s the most transparent I’ve been, well, the most personal. I love writing in a way that makes you laugh, that makes me laugh, but that one, obviously, is different. I sincerely hope you look at me with compassion, without much judgement, and continue hangingContinue reading “Falling in Love: Part 2”