Thought Salad

Tag: word of the day

  • The rules

    Kids are amazing creatures, full of so many questions and emotions, living their lives with such honesty, before we teach them otherwise.  My little boy is a feral being, who laughs deeply and screams like a panther when cornered.  He throws bricks when full of rage, and gives the biggest and most honest hugs with…

  • September Long

    September long weekend,  summer days slipping away. Children laughing in the sun, priceless golden heads shining. I feel a chill descend as the sun  slips away, knowing that it’s only days until frost fills the morning air. Family surrounding us,  good food, good company,  good conversation. Clouds hide the sun and my smile  Soon they…

  • Sugar free September 

    I haven’t slept well this week. I’ve got too much going on upstairs. I’m not sure if a squirrel got into to my cerebral cortex, but it’s been non-stop chatter in there for days now. Between family, opening a new business, and trying to be creative while still meeting all my obligations,  it’s no wonder…

  • Fall memories

    September is here. Today I saw pumpkin spice lattes for sale again, a sure sign that fall is coming.  I walked out of work to step on the familiar crunch of yellowed leaves, curled and wrinkled on the sidewalk, and felt a strange happiness suffuse my soul. I texted my mother, and our conversation turned…

  • August 31st

    Another milestone, left behind in my rear view mirror. I watched as it passed without fanfare or excitement,  Another day in a string of days, the last day of another month. I dressed with the weight of change on my shoulders, pressing down slightly, asking if I knew what I was doing. I brushed it…

  • The struggle 

    Sometimes I feel the urge to scream as long and loud as I can, rail against the wind, howling my anger against man. It bubbles out, as hot as pitch, and as dark as night, the twisting and growling  as it leaves with a fight. When things become too much, and I need a break…

  • Guardians

    Tonight I watched Guardians of the Galaxy- volume 2.  Well, tonight I finished it at least. We usually start a movie one night and have to finish it over the course of a few nights since having kids.  Either we’re too tired, or it’s past our self- imposed 9 pm bedtime and we know we’ll…

  • Pinterest isn’t my wheelhouse

    I’m tired today.  Another Monday, and I found myself sitting in the car for a few minutes on both ends of work- When I got there to psych myself up, and then when I got home, to breathe. I knew on the other side of the door my family waited,  but I was so tired…

  • Heros

    What does it take To pay homage to your hero? How can you show them  what they’ve done for you? Shaping the way you think and experience  the world, A hero can be anyone at all I’ve had so many in my life, I can’t even name them all. I grew up surrounded by giants …

  • Heros

    What does it take To pay homage to your hero? How can you show them  what they’ve done for you? Shaping the way you think and experience  the world, A hero can be anyone at all I’ve had so many in my life, I can’t even name them all. I grew up surrounded by giants …