Happy Sunday, Journeyer! Just when I think things on the work front can’t get any crazier… They do… I’m just going to leave it at that… The newest set of circumstances has me a bit unnerved, but all I can say is that I’m happy I do my job and perform the safety checks I’m required to do every single … Read More
The Griever’s Game: My Loss is Worse than Your Loss; a Guest Post by Mary Lee Robinson
Journeyer, do I have some exciting news for you! Today I’m participating in a blog swap! At the bottom of this post you’ll find the link to my piece “Why You Feel Alone,” but first I bring to you a wonderful woman I met at last year’s National Grief and Hope Convention. For those of you who are familiar … Read More
How a Bug Brightened My Day
Happy Sunday-Monday, Journeyer! Have you ever felt like the world is conspiring against you? Yeah, that. For those of you who have been following me for a while, you might recall how my employer contacted another company I had an interview with and enacted a secret code that said: She’s off limits. Don’t hire her. True story. The favoritism, abuse … Read More
Smile Because It Happened
Happy Sunday, Journeyer! As I scroll through this past week’s events, I can’t help but notice the stark contrast between happiness and strife… This week brought with it two more deaths of people who left this earth way too early, and both of these men took their own lives… This is the fourth death of someone we know and the third … Read More
The Intersection of Gender with Jaden Smith, Louis Vuitton, and Two Men Named Bruce Weber
Earlier this week I read Amazing Women Rock’s social media share about Jaden Smith modeling Louis Vuitton Womenswear. Many of the comments were disheartening and some were downright disturbing. The one that made the most sense to me came from AMR: “Plenty of women have dressed in men’s clothing over the decades…” The truth is that it has been going … Read More
You’ve Got a Friend in Me
Happy Sunday, Journeyer! I have to say that this week was like a wink of the eye. BLIP! Back to work after three weeks off definitely comes with challenges, most notably for me is getting up and showered and dressed and out the door before the sun rises. But all in all it’s been a good week. The sun has … Read More
Heartsongs
Dear Journeyer, As I reflect on the photos of this past week, this early morning video stands out. Morning Bird Song in December One week after Christmas I woke up to birds singing outside of the bedroom window, something I haven’t heard in the month of December since moving to upstate New York thirty years ago. The last week was one … Read More
The Perfect Gift
Dearest Journeyer, One quote from this Christmas season seems to have neatly wrapped itself inside my brain. “That’s a thoughtful gift,” someone exhaled when she opened my gift to her. A handcrafted, glass color palette seemed like the perfect gift for an artist. Apparently it was. I’m a bit like Santa; I spend an entire year preparing for gift giving. … Read More
The Bank of Christmas
Good morning, Journeyer… or, depending where you are, Good afternoon… Good evening… or Good middle of the night for all you insomniacs and those who come to this post in the wee hours before sunup because you’re stressing about how to save your marriage, the world, your family, or maybe even yourself… Today’s edition of this Happy Happens column is … Read More
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
Happy Sunday, Journeyer (said in the voice of Frosty’s “Happy Birthday!”) This afternoon I come to you from the passenger seat of a car that Fave and I rented for a quick road trip. But first, let me start from the beginning… As you know, I spent last Saturday and Sunday in a hotel, waiting for my son to make … Read More