I’d take physical exhaustion over mental exhaustion any day of the week. And that’s what social media produced in me - a mental and emotional burnout. So I took the plunge and removed myself. It wasn’t the first time I’d left social media, but I believe it’ll be the last. I decided over a year... Continue Reading →
the dash that is our life
Yesterday, I visited the cemetery where my dad was laid to rest in 1985. I hadn't planned to stop there, but construction and a wrong turn after dropping my mom at the airport led me on an adventure through the city of Chicago, and then to the highway that passed his exit. I settled in... Continue Reading →
where it all began
It began in the spring of 1985. Actually, let me back up. It began, specifically, at 12:30 a.m. on December 26, 1984, the first time Craig and I said "I love you" to one another. I was a month over seventeen, a senior in high school, and Craig had just turned nineteen the week... Continue Reading →