Author: Lisa
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DIY
How do you do grief? I’ve always been a do-it-yourself gal. Growing up around woodworking, I love the smell of freshly cut wood and potent lacquer stains. With an internal constitution of frugality (paired with over a decade of watching television shows like McGyver and This Old House), I am a hopeless fan of easy Read more
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Transformation
Aging has been an interesting transformation. Alongside the physical changes, I notice and appreciate the transformation of my grief the most. My sister digitized an old video tape recording of my 30th birthday party; watching it the other day I saw much about myself that remains the same, yet I also saw many behaviors and Read more
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Alone
Did you know that September hosts several dozen nationally recognized days such as “National Little Black Dress Day” and “National Blueberry Popsicle Day,” among some quite ridiculous others. September also boasts very necessary and heavy promotion of a few major social objectives, one that is too close to my heart for comfort is Childhood Cancer Read more
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Authentic
I entered an Adult Writing Contest promoted by the local library a few months ago (I didn’t win, so I will publish it here now.) I considered writing in the poetry category because that’s always been fun for me, and one morning instead of picking up my journal to write I grabbed a blank pad Read more