Reflections at 33

Birthdays and I have had a challenged relationship for most of my life. Since I’ve always disliked attention and try to avoid the spotlight, my birthday has often been a day of discomfort and rarely celebrated–silly, I know that now (childhood wounds for another day). Two years ago, I finally began questioning this narrative andContinue reading “Reflections at 33”

The Beginning of ‘The Great Relocation’ of the 2020’s

At the end of March 2020, I made a snap decision to embark on a cross-country journey driving 1,800 miles in three days from what was at the time, the epicenter of COVID-19 in America–New York City. I arrived in the Hill Country in Texas between Austin and San Antonio, which turned out to beContinue reading “The Beginning of ‘The Great Relocation’ of the 2020’s”