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​​The Cactus Myth

I celebrated my 40th birthday solo in saguaro country. The iconic cactus isn’t what we think it is. Neither are we.

37 Reminders

Emotional wellness advice I need to hear on my 37th birthday. Maybe it’ll help you too?

Happy Birthday Little Flower

O made an important discovery in our yard yesterday. “Mama, this little flower is born!” Sure enough, the periwinkle bud that had been closed tight for the past week had unfurled while we slept. “It’s the flower’s birth day!” O said. So we made a dirt cake (“Flowers like dirt,” O explained); we topped itContinue reading “Happy Birthday Little Flower”