What a Slug Taught Me About Myself

What a Slug Taught Me About Myself

In my last newsletter I wrote a little bit about how I was tackling my beleaguered veggie gardens this year. To be clear, they’re not really beleaguered yet, but based on empirical evidence, they will be soon enough. I am, after all, their caretaker and that is an...
Giving Up What Doesn’t Make Us Special

Giving Up What Doesn’t Make Us Special

Do you ever notice that the things we’re all super weird about are all the things we all do but want to pretend we don’t? All those normal human things we cover up like they’re Pentagon secrets? We are constantly relating to ourselves as weird or...
Spring Cleaning for My Soul

Spring Cleaning for My Soul

Well, we did it. We limped over the vernal equinox and we made it to spring. That being said, I’m clear that even though we’ve jumped our clocks ahead (can we just stop this already, please?), at least here in North America, and crossed the 21st of March...
I Failed at My Goals and Here’s What I Learned

I Failed at My Goals and Here’s What I Learned

Last year, I set a goal to do a small thing every day for 365 days. And I failed. So, what did I learn about setting goals? Not what you might think. Ah, January. The brand-new year stretches out in front of us like a gorgeous blank canvas; a vision of unmarred,...