Here are some short pieces based on things that have happened in my life recently. Mail How could I have forgotten how lovely it is to write letters? These missives from loved ones across the country and even globe have been sitting in a pile (that has moved from one piece of furniture to another) for weeks on end. I think one pretty card I had received close to the new year. We've just entered the second third of the year and I am finally responding. I hope my loved ones know that my significant delay has nothing to do with my affection for them. Instead, it has to do with my brain grasping for motivation and coming up empty. Overdue I am so behind on so many things. This week I managed to catch up on chores and one review I had due. But there is so much more I'm behind on. Finding a condo. Clearing out my dad's storage unit. Framing art. Cleaning my bath tub Making my bed. Getting a hair cut. Scrubbing my stove top. Throwing away dead plants and leaves. Writing up an in...
I find many folks struggle with what to talk about on dates. This list is questions I'd like to be asked on a first or early date. Do you still have any toys or games form childhood? What are they? If you could travel anywhere in the world without having to worry about cost, logistics, etc., where would it be? What are some creative things you like to do? When you and your friends get together, what do you all like to do? Where is your favorite place you've traveled to? Do you have a dream job? What is it? If you could go on any kind of date without having to worry about cost, logistics, etc., what would you want to do? What is your top love language? When you visit somewhere new, do you like getting souvenirs? If so, what do you like to get? Where is somewhere you loved as a kid? Do you prefer texting, calls, or messaging? If you could safely domesticate any animal and keep them as a pet, without having to worry about cost, logistics, etc., which animal would you pick? What i...