Yearly Archives: 2021
The Birthday Plan
| December 30, 2021 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Birthdays are weird. I get the excitement of the first couple of birthdays. Hooray! You beat the infant mortality statistic that up until the modern age would have resulted in an early and probable nasty death. Congratulations! You are now an adult at whatever coming-of-age cultural ceremony floats your boat. But now, in the no-man’s […] more
Not a gift guide 2021
| December 24, 2021 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Welcome to year 6 of the Not-a-gift-guide, 2021 edition. I looked at last year’s guide for 2020, and I feel like I wrote that post yesterday. I could just republish that post right now and be satisfied with everything on the list. Like, did 2021 even exist after 2020?????? I don’t believe you and your […] more
2021 Book List
| December 24, 2021 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Edited 12/27/21. I forgot a FIVE STAR book on the list!!!!! Apparently I forgot to write it down in the bullet journal list, and when I rated in goodreads I didn’t record a date read, so when I was scanning over books this year, it got missed. 2021 was not a good year for reading. […] more
A game pony
| December 10, 2021 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
MerryLegs is unlike any other horse I’ve ever owned or ridden. You know all that “passion for the job, united in purpose” blah blah blah that was in the last post? That’s not MerryLegs. MerryLegs is the golden retriever who would like to invite herself to all your picnics and also hangout on your couch […] more
For the love of the Horse or the Sport?
| December 4, 2021 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Let me tell you what it’s like to *play polo. *As someone that plays very badly but has been lent an excellent polo pony to play for the night. But it’s OK that I play like a rated minus 10 player, because I’ve been doing this for less than 4 weeks. How do I know it […] more
More thoughts about working through burnout
| November 27, 2021 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
**Edit: I know this post is sorta similar to the last post I wrote. But, it comes at burnout from a slightly different angle and I think it’s important for me to write because: Most people I know deal with at least one episode of significant burnout in their lives. I’ll probably go through another […] more
The Quiet Joys
| November 22, 2021 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
My favorite sweater and knowing can wear it all day. Starting a book and knowing it’s going to be six hours until I unbury my nose and it’s ok because it’s just me, a snuggly blanket, and zero other commitments for the day. Watching the rain run down the glass window with a cup of […] more
