Tag: Thoughts

  • Ordinary Things

    Ordinary Things

    I’ve done a lot of things lately. I completed a 1000 piece puzzle all by myself for the first time in my life, and I don’t think many people can say that. I also watched all of Schitt’s Creek in way too short an amount of time, googled how to fry an egg, and finished reading two books. I read every morning while I drink coffee and eat breakfast. Sometimes I read during lunch too. 

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  • How Will History Remember Coronavirus?

    How Will History Remember Coronavirus?

    I always think of history as something that doesn’t happen to me.  Instead, history is something that happened a long time ago, something that I read about in textbooks, something that might have museums or memorials dedicated to it.  

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  • On Cultivating Gratitude

    On Cultivating Gratitude

    I have a lot to be thankful for.  My family for one.  Ed, for another.  And my bed, and the sun, and BBQ chicken for dinner.  And laughing over nothing, and the sound of singing, and lighting a candle that smells like peppermint when I eat my breakfast. 

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  • When Life Drifts Along

    When Life Drifts Along

    Written July 10, 2014

    The world’s an awfully big place. There’s a million places you could go, but after you walk out your door, maybe your feet always lead you back home. And maybe that’s not a bad thing, maybe that’s a beautiful thing.

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  • The Little Voice

    The Little Voice

    November 12, 2014

    I haven’t really been home lately.  Monday night I was at Karina’s, tonight I am at Omi’s, and tomorrow I am at Karina’s again. It feels a little strange not being home, but not as strange as I thought it would be. It makes me a little sad because I thought I would miss it more. (more…)

  • Finding Feathers

    Finding Feathers

    July 8, 2015

    It’s hard to predict when tears will suddenly spring into your eyes when something jolts your memory of someone or something special. (more…)

  • My View on Love at 23

    My View on Love at 23

    December 15, 2015

    The other night one of my friends in Madrid went on a date.  The rest of us went to a nearby restaurant just in case the date wasn’t going well and she needed an intervention. At first, we wanted to go the same restaurant they were going to but then decided it was safer to go to a different one because I would be the person unable to control my laughter as soon as we walked in and saw them sitting there, causing unnecessary embarrassment to all.  (more…)

  • On Feeling Lonely (And Other Things)

    On Feeling Lonely (And Other Things)

    July 24, 2015

    These past few weeks, I have been alone with my thoughts more than usual and I’ve realized some things: I don’t think I understand people as much as I thought I did, and I don’t think I understand myself as much as I thought I did either.  I think that maybe I’m just as confused as I always was, only in another part of the world. (more…)

  • Still Winter

    Still Winter

    It snowed today. Although the familiar feeling of coziness returned, as I sat at my desk sipping coffee and writing, I began to feel a little bit unsettled. I was thinking about the new job I get to go to tomorrow and everything that February holds in store. (more…)