Sharing my journey to a slow, intentional life.

One blog post at a time.

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  • Strangest Feelings

    I’ve come to a crossroads in my life. I’m nearing 45 years old and I’m an empty nester. My husband just recently quit smoking cigarettes – so, that’s happened. We’ve had improvements to our home including getting the electricity in our home updated, insulation in the basement, outer home lined…

  • I’ve been waiting to write this blog for a while. I’ve needed to take time to process my feelings about… well, everything. The end of September, I found out about my psychiatric test results. I have (Anxious) Avoidant Personality Disorder. According to my personal research, AvPD is not uncommon and…

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  • Week from Hell

    My monsters are probably different than yours. Likelier a VERY tame representation of what a monster might look like. My monster looks like a well…

  • I Try Too Hard

    As a teenager, I had no idea how to be normal. I liked the bands I liked, and got ridiculed for it. I remember my…

  • Jumalan Terve (God’s Greetings)

    I was raised in what was called Independent Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church. Now it’s just Independent Apostolic Lutheran (probably to be more inclusive ….) Yes,…

  • Louise Belcher, Church, and I

    In season 7, episode 1 of Bob’s Burgers, the family unfortunately all take turns  (to some extent) distort or destroy Louise favorite toy.  Kuchi Kopi.…