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It’s happening! We’re on our way to our U.P. W

It’s happening! We’re on our way to our U.P. Writing Retreat!!!

But as excited as we are, we’re missing @girlnovelist and @jessicajarman 😞

#upperpeninsula #upperpeninsulamichigan #romancewritersofinstagram #writingretreat #writersretreat #writersofinstagram #writerslife #bestoffriendsandbestofwomen

So, I’m *still* sorting out bazillions of family

So, I’m *still* sorting out bazillions of family photos, and I found this gem from my brother, Tim. I came across it two days ago, and I’m still laughing. I, of course, immediately sent it to his wife and children do they could enjoy it too. 😂😂😂

#tbt #oldpic #that70sschoolphoto #writerslife #romancewritersofinstagram #writersofinstagram #lolforever #siblings #siblingsbelike #ilovemybrother #imagiver

When I was a kid, my paternal grandparents had a d

When I was a kid, my paternal grandparents had a dairy farm. My dad and his four brothers worked the farm from the time they were old enough to feed the cows and muck out stalls. When I was a teenager, the barn and milk house burned. I can’t remember if we ever found out the cause. I know faulty wiring and hay bales that were too damp to be stored in the loft were both considered likely suspects. It was devastating, though.

While going through the 40+ photo albums my uncle had, I found pictures of the old barn. Technically, they’re mostly pictures of me and my brother, Tim, mostly naked in the sprinkler and covered in mud. The barn is more of a backdrop. But I managed to piece them together enough to do a painting of the barn and milk house for my dad for an early Father’s Day present since I’ll be out of town on Sunday. I’m (obviously) still very much learning, and perspective and buildings are hard, yo. My son tried to help me with perspective, but I got the feeling he thinks I’m a lost cause—lol.

I gave it to him on Sunday. He loves it but said, “There’s not enough cow shit in that pasture.” I mean, he’s not wrong. 😂

#watercolor #watercolorpainting #fathersdaygift #Ilovemydad #writersofinstagram #writerslife #romancewritersofinstgram #dairyfarm #farmlife #art #iarted #craftyasfuck #craftyaf #crafty

My amazing, brilliant, hilarious, beautiful niece

My amazing, brilliant, hilarious, beautiful niece graduated last weekend, and I was lucky enough to be able to attend the ceremony and hang out with her for a while. She’s so freaking talented and creative. I can’t wait to see what she does next.

#soproud #ilovemyniece #collegebound #grad #graduation #family #ilovemyfamily #romancewritersofinstagram #writersofinstagram #writerslife #proudaunt #graduationday

It’s so freaking hot and humid out. But my neigh

It’s so freaking hot and humid out. But my neighbor’s wild roses have popped over the fence for a visit.

#wehavenoyardmorals #wildroses #rose #roses #romancewritersofinstagram #writersofinstagram #writerslife #backyard

Willow would wish you a Happy Caturday, but as you

Willow would wish you a Happy Caturday, but as you can see, it’s clearly naptime, and she can’t be arsed.

#cat #catstagram #catsofinstagram #romancewritersofinstagram #writersofinstagram #writerslife #willow #caturday #caturdaycuties #caturdayafternoon

In addition to being my birthday yesterday, it was

In addition to being my birthday yesterday, it was also our wedding anniversary. This is what 32 years(!) of marriage looks like. This guy makes me laugh every day—which is why we’re still married—lol. Okay, it’s more than that. We love each other more now than we did when we got married as babies.

I mean, sure, he pisses me off sometimes, and I know I piss him off, too. But we’re a fantastic team, and neither of us take our life together for granted. We’re friends, lovers, partners, and absolute dorks who are really happy that we not only found each other way back when, but also that we grew in the same direction and that we still make the choice to choose each other every day.

#love #anniversary #weddinganiversary #lucky #writersofinstagram #writerslife #lakemichigan #bigwater #romancewritersofinstagram #bigwatertherapy #Ilovemyhusband #ilovemylife

I know that for a lot of women, turning 30 can be

I know that for a lot of women, turning 30 can be a bit traumatic. It wasn’t for me. I was just thrilled to no longer be pregnant. I’d had my youngest three months earlier, and as much as much as I love my children, and as much as I thought I’d love being pregnant, I…absolutely did not. Not even a little. Turning 40, however, knocked me for a loop. And turning 50? I was sooooo depressed. In our youth-obsessed culture, it can be difficult not to be.

But, over the last few months, I’ve had a massive change of perspective. In December, I was terrifyingly sick with Covid. I’ve never been that sick in my life, and that includes being hospitalized for a week with a mostly collapsed lung and pneumonia. Covid was worse than that. Then from the middle of April to the middle of May, I experienced another terrifying health scare. I’m not really ready to talk about it yet, but I can say that while I will need surgical intervention in the future, I’m going to be fine.

Anyway, all this is to say that I’ve developed a new perspective. I’m at peace with my age, and it feels good. I’m wildly lucky. I’m healthy. I’m happy. I love my gloriously messy life and the people in it. I even love my body. So, this is the first day of 54, and I’m going to make the most of it.

As we’re reminded every single day, tomorrow isn’t promised. And I don’t want to waste the time I have by beating myself up for a natural bodily process. So, I’m going to dive into my fifty-fourth year, and it’s going to be fucking amazing.

And as part of embracing my age, I opted not to filter these pics. Makes me feel a little naked, tbh, but there are definitely worse things.

My birthday wish for you is that you fall in love with your gloriously messy life and that you find the things and people that make your soul sing.

#birthdaygirl #aging #writersofinstagram #writerslife #birthday #romancewritersofinstagram #hammocklife #hammockchair #geminiseason #gemini #selflove

Ohai, squirrel-friend. #squirrel #squirrelsofins

Ohai, squirrel-friend.

#squirrel #squirrelsofinstagram #squirrelfriend #romancewritersofinstagram #writersofinstagram #writerslife

Willow would wish you a Happy Caturday, but she’

Willow would wish you a Happy Caturday, but she’s very busy judgily judging everyone ever.

#opinionatedcat #cat #catsofinstagram #catsagram #caturday #caturdayafternoon #romancewritersofinstagram #writersofinstagram #writerslife #willow

My super adorable and brilliant mama and my equall

My super adorable and brilliant mama and my equally adorable and brilliant niece and nephew. When it comes to my kids (including my daycare kiddos) and my nieces and nephews, I’m positive I’ve won the kid lottery. I love that I get to have all these amazing people in my world.

#ilovemyfamily #grammysandwich #kidlotterywinner #romancewritersofinstagram #writersofinstagram #writerslife #family #mama #ilovemymom #ilovemyniecesandnephews #lucky

Went out with hubs to watch the Flower Moon rise l

Went out with hubs to watch the Flower Moon rise last night. It was freaking chilly out but worth it! I have no clue what that little green light/orb is flitting around. It wasn’t at all visible to the naked eye. But we could watch it move all over on my phone screen.

#moonrise #flowermoon #datenight #orb #romancewritersofinstagram #writersofinstagram #writerslife

#toebeans #toebeantuesday #willow #romancewriterso

#toebeans #toebeantuesday #willow #romancewritersofinstagram #writersofinstagram #writerslife #lifewithcats

When you’re feeling crafty at 10:30 at night, yo

When you’re feeling crafty at 10:30 at night, you make coconut oil-coffee-sugar scrub.

#diy #diyskincare #exfoliate #crafty #romancewritersofinstagram #writersofinstagram #writerslife #craftyasfuck #craftyaf #skincare

I’ve been going through old photo albums in prep

I’ve been going through old photo albums in preparation for my Uncle Hap’s funeral on Saturday, and I found some real doozies. ( @amy_teplate_church you’ll probably get a kick out of these—LOL)

This was our family dairy barn before it burnt. That’s me on the tractor (the first thing I learned to drive), my brother, Tim, is the one with no shirt, my stepbrothers, Mark and Roger, are next to him, and the neighbor boy/farmhand, Mark, is on the end.

Oh, and the last pic is me and my cow, Punky, who I showed that summer. She was sweet, but daaaaaamn, she wasn’t very bright, and I was constantly brushing shit out of her tail...LOL

#tbt #throwbackthursday #farm #farmlife #dairyfarm #siblings #family #familytime #romancewritersofinstagram #writersofinstagram #writerslife #farmingphotos #farming

How do you start your mornings? Do you have any mo

How do you start your mornings? Do you have any morning rituals?

The first thing I do (after brushing my teeth, taking my meds and vitamins, and making a cup of tea) is to sit down with a couple journals. The first is my gratitude journal which was a gift from the lovely and sweet @terrid1171 I make a list of the first 5-15 things I’m grateful for each morning. Some mornings, I’m grateful for big things like great news from a doctor or all the little magical moments that happened the previous day.

On mornings I’m feeling particularly crabby, I might only be grateful for a perfectly made cup of tea. But as I think a little harder and reach a little farther, I can always come up with more things to be thankful for. Just the process of reflecting on these positives always improved my mood.

The second journal uses a technique I learned from the freaking delightful @authoryourlifenow called Author Your Life. I adore both Lara and her book and highly recommend it.

I admit, the overwhelming awfulness of the last four years made it super difficult to not only find things to be grateful for but also made it hard to find any motivation to write about them.

But I’m fully back in journaling practice, and it helps so much with my mood and the energy I carry with me into my day.

#journaling #journal #grattitude #grattitudejournal #morning #morningritual #romancewritersofinstagram #writersofinstagram #writerslife #authoryourlife #write #attitudechange

Willow would wish you a Happy Caturday, but she’

Willow would wish you a Happy Caturday, but she’s currently furious. At everything. And everyone.

#cat #catsofinstagram #catstagram #caturday #caturdaycuties #caturdayvibes #caturdayafternoon #romancewritersofinstagram #writersofinstagram #writerslife #lifeeithcats #rbf #rbfcat

Look at this stunning journal my girl, @tibbyarmst

Look at this stunning journal my girl, @tibbyarmstrong sent to me! 😍😍😍

#journaling #journal #bestoffriendsandbestofwomen #surprise #surprisemail #romancewritersofinstagram #writersofinstagram #writerslife

This cat... 😂😂😂 #kitsune #cat #catsofins

This cat... 😂😂😂

#kitsune #cat #catsofinstagram #catstagram #romancewritersofinstagram #writersofinstagram #writerslife #lifewithcats

Thanks to a brutal migraine, I pretty much slept t

Thanks to a brutal migraine, I pretty much slept through most of the weekend. So, Happy Belated Mother’s Day to all of the moms, stepmoms, adoptive moms, birth moms, foster moms, moms with empty arms, childcare workers, grandmas, aunts, sisters, teachers, social workers, healthcare workers, therapists—to all of you women out there positively impacting the lives of children. Your love is growing a beautiful future.

Sending love to those of you with empty arms, those longing to be mamas, those who are estranged from their mothers and/or children and those missing their loved ones.

My son surprised me with this awesome faery drawing for Mother’s Day! The colors are perfect for my bedroom which is where she’ll be hanging as soon as she’s framed.

#mothersday #mothers #kids #childcare #love #nurturing #fairies #faeries #art #drawing #writersofinstagram #romancewritersofinstagram #writerslife

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