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in June 2020

Ready to Hit Reset on 2020?

The first six months of 2020 have sneaked past us. Six months of circumstances that no one saw coming. Six months where we faced fear, uncertainty, loss, and anxiety that the coronavirus and the glorious mess of regular life brought to our tables. And now we stand at the halfway point of the year that we ...

9 Ways to Create the Best Father’s Day for Your Man

It has an uncanny knack of sneaking up on you. Like heartburn after biriyani. Father’s Day seems to pop up before you’re even done recovering Mother’s Day “brunch” (i.e. toast and OJ in bed courtesy chefs under four foot high). Wives and kids everywhere are scrambling for last-minute gifts. Will dad end up with another well-intentioned tie? Or ...

Confessions of a Chronic Complainer

When the editors at a website to which I contribute posted a  ‘Month of No Complaining’ challenge, I signed up without missing a beat. After all, I’m a grateful person, I thought. I’m not a compulsive complainer, I thought. It can’t be THAT hard, I thought. After completing a month of the experiment, let’s just say there was ...

Do You Phub God?

When it comes to organizing my life, I am decidedly (and frustratingly) old school. My husband has (almost) given up convincing me that Google calendars are the way to go. I usually give digital diaries a non-committal shot for a week or two and then revert to my trusty spiral-ring planner. When it comes to spending ...
MEET SUSAN

I love words. But you probably figured that out by now, considering this website essentially collates my words on the web. Read More…