Sometimes, when I’m overfeeling life, I pull out the mixing bowls and flour and eggs and bake something. Very often it is late at night, because I am not busy enough to stop my mind from overthinking. And then, sometimes, if I see a cool recipe that looks like even I can do it, I… Continue reading Getting Over It: (Baking) Changes at High Altitude
“Faith is believing when common sense tells you not to.” - Fred Gailey I unpacked my final suitcase today. Three weeks after I arrived in Colorado, the car is empty, the house plant is warm inside and enjoying the sunlight and my temporary digs feel a little less like I am just on vacation. And… Continue reading Miracle a Little Off 34th Street
Mother Nature seems to harbor some resentment toward Wednesdays this winter. Each Wednesday for the past month has seen some pretty foul weather. It hasn’t been a fun commute to work. The shift from on-roll employee with the ability to work from home as needed to contractor who loses a day’s pay if she doesn’t… Continue reading A snowy commute and an uplifting stranger…
I started a new job recently, and a woman who works near me said something that I’m having an emotional reaction to. She said, during a lunch conversation, that “it is a sin to hide in your life, to waste your time on this earth being by yourself.” No really, she said that. She first… Continue reading Casting stones
Christina's New Deal 