As summer transitioned into fall a few years ago, I found myself with tears in my eyes because the milk I placed in my grocery cart had a September 5 expiration date. They will both be gone by September 5, I thought sorrowfully, trying to blink away the tears. The expiration date on the milk…
This time of year, I’m always reminded how much I really, really dislike Easter grass. If you are the Easter basket maker or cleaner-upper in your house, you are familiar with the mess. Whether you purchase the plastic grass or the paper grass, it grows and expands and sticks to everything. Long after the chocolate…
Spring is my favorite season, which is why I chose to have my birthday in spring. (Insert winky face emoji here.) Granted, some might debate whether or not March 26 can be counted as spring in Michigan, but I’ve claimed the season for my birthday because of HOPE. Michigan’s average temperature on March 26 is…
I’m not a winter person. I’m not even a fall or spring person. Summer is my jam, and if it were up to me, I would live in an area without wintry weather. However, I live in Michigan. The winters here are cold, gray, and filled with snow that never seems to melt. And we…
February is fabulous—the best month of the year, in my opinion. It’s the month to pause and take a breath. As this second month of the new year arrives, we are settling into the possibilities. The distractions from the previous year’s calendar no longer require our attention. Our televisions have returned to regular programming, and…
Big change is coming. I am readying you for it. I first heard the whisper last spring. My husband had been at his job for seventeen years, and massive changes were coming. I found myself daydreaming about moving to a new state with consistently warmer temperatures and year-round sunshine. I wanted a fresh start. We have…