Have you ever been out driving during a blizzard? If you have, you probably don’t recall it being a pleasant experience. Some people call it a white out, because you can see nothing but a million little snowflakes crowding around you, battering your windshield and blocking your vision. It can take all your attention just …
Life can get overwhelming. Like a weight on your back digging deep into your shoulders, it can crush and oppress and take the joy from you until all you think about is the weight. Life can be heavy. Even when it is good. Because even good things can be overwhelming. Parenting. Wedding planning. Moving. Training.Learning. …
Two years ago I strode through the bustling streets of Boston, swimming through crowds in Quincy market, standing shoulder to shoulder with strangers riding the T, joining hundreds of onlookers on the Freedom Trail. This last weekend was different. For the first time since the beginning of the COVID 19 pandemic, I traveled back to …
Getting engaged has been a lot like graduating high school. You’re probably thinking that’s a very strange correlation. Allow me to explain. During my senior year, almost every person I had a conversation with, be it a relative or a stranger, seemed to ask me the same series of questions. It was like they all …
I started on my wedding registry last week. I’ve been putting it off because the idea of asking for things has always made me uncomfortable. I didn’t grow up making a wish list for my Mom at Christmastime. I never wrote letters to Santa. I still hate bothering people and asking for help even when …