Perspective, they say, is everything. But sometimes, it’s hard to find. Don’t you think? Or, at least, it’s hard to …
Messy Things Category Archives
SPRING BLUES
Sometimes, before things get better, they just get so much more ugly. And sometimes, when that thing that you thought …
SCOUTING AROUND
I was never a Girl Scout. If I had been, perhaps my dresser, closet, floor – uh, let’s stop there …
SUMMER SO FAR
When my best friend and I get together, we sometimes set the timer on my phone so that each of …
GONE
Have you ever lost a friend? Someone who had been a strong, steady presence in your life, bringing beauty to …
GOOD FRIDAY
Some days, life feels like one big black gnarly mess. When the things we care most desperately about the things …
MY STAIRS
The stairs leading from our main level to my upstairs “suite” double as book shelves, shoe racks, and a holding …

















