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Circus Dreams
January 21, 2020February 10, 2021

I was jumping on the bed last night in a spontaneous dance party to Soulmate by Lizzo, when I missed the bed and face-planted on my hardwood floor. Henry, my 13-year-old’s face appeared above me. “Mom? Are you okay?” “Of course! I know how to take a fall! I was in the circus!” And it’s true—while most people dream of running away with the circus, I bear the proud accomplishment of actually having run away with one. Well, not exactly…

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Warm Up the Car, Baby!It’s Cold Outside!
January 17, 2020February 10, 2021

When I was 16, and it was winter, my Dad would go out to the garage every single morning and start my car for me to warm it up before I got in it. Every single morning. I don’t remember getting into a cold car once. I can still smell the gas, the oil, the heat, and hear the put-put-put of the car waiting for me to get in. We had a 1974 orange VW Bug that my parents gave…

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Singing Over the Bones: Love Journey: Part 2
January 8, 2020February 10, 2021

Singing over the bones, grief and transformation…

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MOM aka Love Journey Part 1
January 4, 2020February 10, 2021

Everyone keeps saying Happy New Year and asking me how my holidays were. I would like to say AMAZING! A BLAST! FABULOUS! But it isn’t true. For us, the 2019 holidays were back-breaking heart-breaking work. If you know me, you know how much I love the holidays. The world finally joins me in my love of sparkle and twinkle lights. I can wear my elf costume without being taken away by the men in white coats, and I can indulge…

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Crowns
December 18, 2019February 10, 2021

I’m tired of being in pain all the time. I’m tired of wearing a crown of thorns. They pierce my skin and they never stop hurting. I want to switch my crown of thorns into a crown of butterflies. Did you know that a group of butterflies is called a kaleidoscope? Did you know that when caterpillars are transforming into butterflies they turn into liquid? I can relate. I feel completely liquefied, mushy, unformed, and there’s not a darn thing…

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Sisters
December 11, 2019February 8, 2021

Late last night, I was standing in the kitchen wearing my pink flannel champagne pajamas when my teenagers came home from a party hosted by a theater friend, who has recently become a self-proclaimed witch. They told me how mid-party he brought out a crystal ball and fell into a psychic trance where his eyes rolled back in his head and he told them to follow their dreams. I love these kinds of stories. Growing up in a Mormon family…

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PARTY!
December 8, 2019February 10, 2021

Plan a party and let the light and laughter blast out the darkness!

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Divorce Diva Style
December 7, 2019February 10, 2021

@thecheish on Twitter started a hilarious thread of birds who look twice-divorced. Check out these glamorous birds who do, indeed, look like they are twice divorced. All this talk of birds and feathers and Divorce Diva style led me to think about some other options for human divorcee’s:

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Running Barefoot Through the Apple Orchard
December 4, 2019February 10, 2021

The beauty of running barefoot through an apple orchard, and learning to maybe stop fighting the fire and instead enjoy its wild heat…

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