reflecting on various topics
Today was relatively calm; I’ve been drinking lots of tea. Been fighting off some migraines. Doing laundry. Had a plumber out to fix a leaking showerhead. Made chicken pasta casserole, bread and asparagus. I’ve been enjoying cooking what I can for the family, even when I can’t eat it. For a long time, I tried …
I am now experimenting with “Catharine’s Blog” as a site name. ??!!?? 🫠 ?? what do you think? I’m gonna keep making cwc posts for now on Wednesday afternoons because I’ve noticed it gives me a reason to keep an eye out for positive things to share. So. k thank you for abiding this somewhat …
(Photo from earlier this week. The roses opened up) This past week held a mixture of things. One of our extended family members unfortunately passed away, which was difficult. Her family is on our hearts. Alex took a trip. I had some time alone with the kids, which was special. They had to miss a …
ok. Hi! I am planning an experiment. The experiment is this: for me to make a weekly post that has the purpose of 1) centering me on positive things and 2) connecting us, while hopefully 3) providing respite from **the horrors that persist**, especially the political horrors that persist. I have considered re-naming my blog …
(for those who aren’t familiar with this, yes, I know “thot” has an additional meaning but I just really like writing it because it fits better than “thoughts,” ok. and also I think it’s funny and feel free to ignore me. it just makes me smile. because idk…. “thought” just feels like a lot to …
Do you remember the book The Velveteen Rabbit (by Margery Williams) ? I remember being touched by it when I was a kid. A stuffed animal rabbit becomes a living rabbit, because of being loved. The problem with being real is that the world is not safe. It would be really nice if the world …
There is a heaviness over me, right now. It’s situational and warranted. I’ve been going through old photos and it’s exquisitely painful to me for a bunch of reasons at once. I see how quickly my kids are growing. I see how recently my life was different than it is now, and think of what …
I read something recently that a friend of mine posted online: Lean on the artists. They gift us reprieve, respite & often a way forward. — Grateful David ✌🏼❤️⚡️💙💀🌹 (@gratefuldavid.bsky.social) February 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM It impacted me. I thought about every major tragedy that has happened, and about the art that people kept …
I’ve been listening to Millenium (Backstreet Boys) lately. It’s my go-to comfort music at the moment. It transports me, every time I listen to it. Sometimes it transports me to the past, and I remember what it was like when I first heard them in middle school. Today I pictured myself in an old-folks home, …
Don’t hate me, ok? Ok. I love Valentine’s Day, because I’m a twee tweederdee at heart. Well. Not all the time but a lot of the time I’m a twee tweederdee at heart. I did make up that word. I feel like Valentine’s Day is a whole lot like Thanksgiving except for couples. There’s this …
