Highlights and Lowlights. — The number of drafts I have started here is astronomical at this point…this is all I could screenshot at once — the list goes on…

And there are no pitstops… — I feel like I’ve been waiting for things to calm down for years. April was insane, and it flew by in the blink of an eye. Back in February or March, when I found out that the Quad Cities Beer book was going to be released in August, I thought…

And some more running! — No, I haven’t taken up exercise. Pfffftttt. Do you even know me? OK, well, I did join the Y last month and had a personal trainer session last week (I get two free ones with my membership, and I can’t let something free go to waste, so I went in…

I’m not sure I mentioned anything good in my last newsletter. My bad. ← See, my brain is just focused on the bad, so I need to refocus and think more about the good things! There is always good amidst the bad! It was good that we got the copyedits…

Some good, but mostly bad… — I feel like I have been running nonstop since January. I’ve also been essentially floundering and at a loss for what to do. Most days, it all feels too complex. Some days it seems like it might be easy. But then, the easy route also relies on acting upon things…

The Triage! — Having to triage your children on a daily basis is one of those parenting things that you really don’t think of before having children. The amount of triage largely depends on the child, their penchant for drama, and/or their familiarity with WebMD… Last week, since I couldn’t write about my…

And a submission! — This past week has been full of challenges. But — I’m going to concentrate and reflect on the positives. After working since the summer of 2021 on a book project with another local author, we finally submitted the manuscript on our deadline — January 15th! There will still be a…

Already! — I have several other posts in the works. Yes, the fart one I promised a long time ago is still in the works. I had also started at least one 2022 Year in Review post, but it was all just going too bleak. I actually chunked 80% of it out…

Podcast + Essay https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/10721/private/970fcd3f-76ab-490d-bc35-8b564b4a8426.rss ← That’s the RSS link to paste into your podcast app. I’m trying out something a little different this time. I was planning on just writing this essay, but as I was telling my therapist this story earlier — I thought, why not podcast it as…