First of all, I’m alive. I made it home from Montana. At the moment, however, I would almost accept death.…

I’m flying this week. I’m not afraid to fly. I actually love to fly. It feels cosmopolitan and cultured. And…

My husband was on an excursion in the Canadian wilderness. Trips like that reduce communication routes to satellite phone, for…

It’s my birthday. Don’t wish me well. I’m clinging to my 40s like Chrissy Watkins clung to that buoy in…

The temperature was a dusty 97 degrees. I was parked in a remote parking lot of Yellowstone National Park. Two…

My dad and I sat in his doctor’s waiting room for three hours last Thursday. Three hours. Even without the…

I didn’t want to speak with a stranger in my gynecologist’s waiting room. But adventure follows me wherever I go.…

I have a huge problem. Well, I actually have two huge problems. My first problem is The Batman. Do I…

You know how sometimes you find yourself in a situation and wonder how you got there? Is this, in fact,…

“You’ll have to bury this with me.” This is what my superstitious grandmother told the family when we gifted her…

Betrayal. It is a deep pain when it comes from something beloved. And believe me – that wallpaper was beloved.…

You may recall my absurd attempt at camping last summer. Our campground neighbor drove a pickup truck, the kind with…

So I’m telling you that marrying an outdoorsman leads to all kinds of alone time. My husband and I have…

The social media post was harsh. It read something like, “Why do parents think changing the spelling of a child’s…

I had an epiphany this week. It came, as I think most epiphanies do, while I was watching Fast &…

So I never got to my butchered Christmas tree last week. I have a word limit. Not a self-imposed word…

My holidays were marked by a sofa I couldn’t get rid of and a Christmas tree I accidentally murdered. How…