I cook and clean and fold your clothes You never say you’re thankful anymore. I always thought I asked too much, is my fairytale idea of love, delusional? You know damn well that I’m drowning Heart is racing, head is pounding Is today the day I walk away? Maybe I can hurt forever if itContinue reading “I thought I could hurt forever…”
Category Archives: life
Holiday traditions
With Christmas just around the corner, and Yule, the Winter Solstice, and Hanukkah coming to a close, I’ve been thinking about family traditions. I want to know what all of you do for the Holidays! The traditions I had as a child are mostly long gone. And while that makes me sad, I know thatContinue reading “Holiday traditions”
Flashbacks
The smooth, warm smell of a vanilla candle yanks me back through time. Those have been my favorite candles for as long as I can remember, because amidst the trauma of my upbringing, that smell was sweet and comforting. The pungent scent of a juniper shrub, it reminds me of the many apartments we livedContinue reading “Flashbacks”
Happy Thanksgiving
I stand here in my kitchen today slowly but surely getting Thanksgiving food prepared. The turkey is in the oven smothered and stuffed with butter and herbs, and the rolls are sitting out rising, awaiting their turn to be baked. Next comes the pie, I can’t wait for that. Pumpkin pie has always been myContinue reading “Happy Thanksgiving”
Food for thought
Something interesting happened to me this week. I know it’ll sound silly, but I wanted to have some fun and try out the whole TikTok making videos thing. I was having fun, just doing random videos of organization before and afters, and my chickens, things like that. I decided that maybe I’d try telling aContinue reading “Food for thought”
Motherhood in a nutshell
It’s late, and it grows later as I bounce my 1 year old to sleep in her bouncer. My arm draped over the arm of the couch to gently push her chair up and down. We have all been very sick, a nasty cold. Everyone is tired, but feels too shitty to sleep. But asContinue reading “Motherhood in a nutshell”
Life is like a fighting ring
Many battles are fought in life. Many styles and techniques used to defeat your opponent. I want you to imagine your opponent. Is it the pile of dishes in the sink? The mountains of laundry to be put away? Maybe it’s your job. A relationship. Yourself? Whatever you’ve chosen to put in that opposite corner,Continue reading “Life is like a fighting ring”
End of summer talk
Leaves have begun to fall here in my small town I’ve had some new followers here recently and I realized, you may not know me, or know what this blog is about. So I thought I’d introduce myself a little and also just give everyone a small update on life here. Introducing myself My nameContinue reading “End of summer talk”
I’m going to be selfish for a bit.
Today I had the full realization that I have always put myself, my needs, my life, on the back burner. Hell, not even on the stove but stuck in the back of a cupboard. So I decided that I’d do something today that I’ve never done. I’m going to be selfish. I am going toContinue reading “I’m going to be selfish for a bit.”
Just a chat
In all honesty, I had a whole post written yesterday that I didn’t finish. This morning I read back the first few sentences and I scratched the whole thing. Now here we are. I’ve had too much on my mind, and I’ve put a lot on my plate, which doesn’t exactly help the mental loadContinue reading “Just a chat”
Ink & Embers 