Figuring shit out.
Note: I wrote this a few days ago. On my desk, I have a photograph of my grandfather when he was young and stationed in Japan. He’s in his marines uniform somewhere on the U.S. base crouching on a grassy area next to a sign that says “keep off the grass.” He is handsome and…
Continue reading ➞ Keep Off The Grass: In Loving Memory of my Grandpa G
The other day I was attempting to cook (this is the first problem) on cast iron which I adore but have not mastered and my house filled with smoke. I was trying to make something special for F because he just finished some giant work project and food is his love language so we cracked…
I think most of us knew this day would come sooner than later but somehow it didn't lessen the blow. When I heard the news, I cried. Partially because i'm starting to feel nervous about what's happening in our country with the extreme political divide and unrest. It feels scary and uncertain to lose someone…
I don't need to tell any of you that 2020 can eat a giant bag of donkey dongs. It's been a pretty terrible year so far with the plague, earthquakes in Utah, the fires all over the west, schools being closed, loved ones getting sick, isolation, depression, anxiety, and as of last week hurricane winds…
Hello! So, last month I started Mamma M's Movie Club as a fun way to share my love of movies and digitally hang with other people who are also super into film and since it's so new I'm still figuring out what it's going to look like and the very best way to have discussions…
The city has been doing construction on our street for about five months. We've spent all of quarantine trapped at home with nonstop drilling, digging, banging, and screaming. It's been a dream. And folks, I'm about to lose my mind. So far there have been three different crews: The Nice Guys, a diverse group of…
When two people decide to get married or decide to spend their lives together or get knocked up, instead of showering them with booze and lingerie or diapers, we should sit them down, hand them some Gottman workbooks and say, "may the universe be with you." Partnership and parenthood take an enormous amount of effort.…
Continue reading ➞ Disney Lies And Your Prince (Princess) Probably Needs Therapy (Because We All Do)
Sometimes I make art things. I've needed a place to channel my anxieties and art calms me. Digital acrylic/collage.
My husband and I are polar opposites in every imaginable way so it's no surprise that we also disagree on the best way to handle rogue insects. Typically, I'm a catch and release person and he's a scream and smash person. I grew up playing with bugs so even though they're not like my favorite…
The film that seems to be on every single Best American Film List ever is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Directed by Miloš Forman, based on the book by One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey, starring Jack Nicholson, it is considered by critics to be one of the best films of all…
Continue reading ➞ Mamma M’s Movie Club: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
