I’ve been seeing these things online and I don’t know who the original source is so I’m just going to steal them and if it’s a problem I will take this down. But I don’t have any words of my own so I need these words to at least say some of what I’m feeling. […]
In the time before I fall asleep, when I’m still a little bit awake, I sometimes dream about the things I repeated all day. Since I’m not really asleep and not really awake it feels like these things are really happening until I finally go one way or the other, asleep or awake. Unfortunately this […]
I have a superstition. The superstition is that I need to wear my blue t-shirt that says “gravity and I respectfully disagree” to bed the night before I go climbing outdoors in order for it to be a good day. You know, it’s like pro-sports athletes but without the paycheck to show for it. Also […]
It’s been years since I was in school (11 to be exact) but each year around this time I start to get that feeling. You know the one. The one where you look outside at those beautiful blue skies and you feel a physical ache somewhere in your chest. The one where you don’t hear […]
Joy is watching my 17 month old niece waddle-run down the hill toward a playground with her arms thrown up in the air. What is there to say about joyful days? Except that you always wish they would never end. The weekend brought me from Binghamton to Corning to Pittsburgh to Corning to Binghamton. Weirdly […]
Normally longer, warmer days give me energy and life. Lately though I’m just tired. I’m not looking forward to any of the things to come because I’m just tired. But here’s what I did anyway. Finally found some rocks in the woods. Hiked a new trail with Chief. Went to Rochester with my mom and […]
My soul was so tired I felt like I was sleep-walking by the time I got to Thursday. I was dreaming with my eyes open. I felt like a Mumford and Sons song: “How fickle my heart and how woozy my eyesI struggle to find any truth in your liesAnd now my heart stumbles on […]
I am trying to do a better job at listening to myself. The trouble is, I know my brain is a liar. It says things like “we can’t” or “we don’t have anything of value to give” or “wouldn’t it just be better to stay in bed for an extra 30 minutes instead of going […]
As the days are fluctuating between 80 degrees and 30 degrees I’ve really had enough of it. I’m ready for summer. So I obviously saw this while mindlessly scrolling Facebook on one of the 30 degree days: “Encouraging a child to go outside in all weather builds resilience, but more importantly it saves them from […]
I made myself a calendar and I titled it “Oh the Places You’ll Go… On the Weekends” It looks something like this (with accompanying illustrations to show my wishful thinking): April1-3 – Charlie’s Birthday8-10 – Movie Night for Heather, Climbing for Charlie, Trampoline Park?15-17 – Climbing in the Gunks?22-24 – Nashville with Mom29-1 – Climbing […]
