Work lately
But none of the juicy stuff, sorry. Saving that for my memoir (and therapy). Today someone said to me “I didn’t know you were vegan!” To which my response was “I’m glad you didn’t! I don’t want that to be a major part of my identity.” For real. No one should be...
Random Thoughts Thursday 495
Ha, life sure is lifing, y’all. I’m going to keep it easy breezy lemon squeezy in this post because if I go stream of consciousness it will become unhinged hella fast. On that note, I saw this quote and thought, “ha, that is such a funny way to same ‘same ole shit,’ I...
Reading Update (2025 #25-27)
[25] The Let Them Theory by Mel RobbinsSelf-Help / Personal Growth / Success, read for book club, hard copy Synopsis: In The Let Them Theory, Mel Robbins shares a powerful two-word mindset shift that helps you stop trying to control others and start living with more...
Flying to Minneapolis!
Woo hoo, we got to add another new state to our flying map – Minnesota! Very exciting! But first, our Thursday morning. I went with my snis to school drop off – I had some painted rocks I wanted to give her kindergartner’s teacher. It was fun to hand them...
Reality break
I just returned from a lovely trip to Denver to see Val and Tiff. We had almost zero plans and wonderfully crummy (especially for Denver!) weather that justified us staying in for almost the entire trip to just paint and chat. As I said, lovely. I already felt more...
Hi! I’m Kim, a 40-something-year-old living in northeastern Illinois with my husband Steven, and our cats, Khaleesi, Apollo, Starbuck, and Eddard aka Ned. My current main hobbies are running, painting rocks, flying, reading, and eating. I follow a vegan lifestyle and work in an account management role. I write about a variety of topics and consider this a “life” blog – a place I can share anything that’s on my mind. Please visit the “About” page to get a better idea of who I am! 🙂