For as long as I can remember, the 4th of July has been my favorite holiday. As a kid, there wasn't an expectation of what to do. We didn't have a lake place. We didn't even know people HAD lake places. Mom would fill up the old Coleman water jug with lemonade. She'd pack up…
Hi. I’m Heather. And yes, I’m “still” single.
Being ok while being single isn’t just something single people say while they search feverishly for the next partner. It’s actually a legit state of being, a kind of single person Zen, that you can actually get to. I didn’t think this was possible. But I’m here to tell you, it exists. Not only does…
Peonies.
I have few childhood memories. Peonies are one of them. We had a whole line of them down our backyard along the fence. The backyard was immense when I was a child. It took forever to get from one side to the other. I loved to walk along that long row of Peonies and smell…
The carpet is blue.
This is my sisters room. The carpet is blue. I picked the room closest to the stairs, with access to the attic. But I'm jealous of her two closets and copious sunshine. I don't want to want my room and her room too. But I do. I scale the back of the house. I find…
Mothering.
My main goal in mothering, was to try to not be my mother. I'm constantly measuring my aptitude as a mother against the yardstick of disfunction. My goal of all time spent with my kids is to have them leave feeling loved and liked and valued. Sometimes I think I spend so much time making…
just. being.
i dont know why i feel the need to write a preface here. this is my space and i've used it pretty liberally over the years to pour my guts out. but sometimes doing so feels . . . narcissistic. well, maybe it is. but you know what? here is the thing. because social media…
Ghosts.
Tomorrow is the three year anniversary of Casey being gone. I spent two hours in the car tonight driving home from Indy, letting the memories wash over me. Not trying to block them but remembering and crying, smiling, and crying some more. The first year felt like denial. Since I didn't see him but every…
Sweet Potato Salad
I modified the recipe from the link below. I have put an * by my modifications. Recipe by Lizza Fuhr at PopSugar http://www.popsugar.com/fitness/Healthy-Sweet-Potato-Salad-Recipe-31874999 INGREDIENTS 4 large sweet potatoes - 4 cups 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1/4 cup red-wine vinegar** I used mango rice vinegar because i was…
Low cal, clean recipes.
Low fat Chili 1 lb. grass fed happy cow meat, ground 28 oz. tomato sauce 28 oz. diced tomatoes 16 oz. red kidney beans 16 oz. white kidney beans 16 oz. can corn 1 red and one yellow pepper 1 med onion cayanne pepper, red pepper flakes dice peppers. dice onion. throw in skillet with…
Cigarettes.
09.2015 Cigarettes. The newest taboo. Today I was conducting some business at the bank, and my heavily bearded, perfectly coiffed teller had his Vape sitting just out of eyesight. Because I'm short, I could see it perfectly from my vantage point, tho I think the intent was it to be out of sight. I had…
ing. 