It’s Not Easy Being Child-Sized

When I was newly married at the unripe age of 21, Ryan and I went with my family to Hawaii. We were at a restaurant one evening, and the waiter asked if we wanted kids menus. It was a feasible question–my three siblings...

Giving Back

Being at Jan’s has been a great opportunity to step in and try to make life easier for another person, at least in the only way we know how: cleaning and simplifying her living spaces. Since we arrived, we’ve cleaned...

Why We Blog

In the past hour, I’ve attempted to start three different blog posts. I finally stopped–I could feel the frustration building–and decided to write about that frustration instead. I find it amusing (in an...

Slug Pet

I've discovered the presence of a fat slug in the weird hallway between the front door and the kitchen. This slug is a creature of habit.

Embracing Otherness, Embracing Myself

The process of coming to know and understand ourselves--particularly as we strive for equal footing within our communities--is intriguing and difficult and ambiguous to understand.

Gratitude for My Partner and Best Friend

I am grateful to Ryan. Because for some reason, he has a gift of seeing things a different way and making use of that unique perspective. Would I have embraced this huge adventure on my own? I ask myself that on occasion, and...