December has now come and gone and I finally have a few minutes to sit down and reflect on all the fun things I got to do since I last wrote. Shari had Elisabeth and I over in mid-December to watch Gremlins and then a few days later hosted more of us to watch Gremlins … More 1-6-23
Life continues to go quickly and be packed with events. I’m learning I need more downtime to myself than I used to. Is this what getting older is like? Haha. I went to a trivia night with some of my meetup friends where Shari’s group got 3rd place and my group got 4th. It was … More 9-12-22
I finished another #30 before 40 item! I went to the top of Pike’s Peak. Shari and I went down to Colorado Springs last week and my parents treated us to a trip up the mountain. I so enjoyed the day – a visit is well worth it. We happened to go on the perfect … More 8-29-22 Pike’s Peak or Bust!
I haven’t felt like writing recently. The past month or so, honestly, I’ve felt ungrounded. I couldn’t figure out why until last week Shari helped me realize it’s because I wasn’t processing the sadness I felt with my sister moving. I had subconsciously been ignoring and pushing down my feelings until they bubbled up. At … More 7-7-22 Thoughts
Last Friday, Shari and I met up with our friend, Alyssa, to wander around First Friday Art Walk. It had been a few years since I had gone and I wanted to check it out again. I’m so glad we went right when it opened at 5:30pm because it meant we had about half an … More 6/7/22
My friend, Mabel, gifted me this piece last year as a thank you for running the comic book meetup group. She knew I loved the Sandman comics and figured Death (a character) was one of my favorites. She was right, Death is one of my favorite characters in the series, I’d actually love it if … More What I like Wednesday: More Art
All last week (Saturday to Saturday) I was in Destin, Florida, relaxing with my family. I was on vacation! I let my real life fall off along with any and all anxieties and worries and I legit enjoyed myself. Oh my goodness it was wonderful. I’m so glad covid has died down enough that I … More 5-9-22 Vacation in Florida
Just Lauren 