The last few weeks … months … have been busy for me, and it hasn't always been in a good way. Once upon a time, if something needed doing, I was your girl. I'd fix it. I'd work myself to death trying to make it right. I'd jump through ten thousand hoops to make sure that everyone and everything in my life was taken care of. Those days are gone. I walked into the spare room greenhouse this morning and it looked like I was walking into a war zone. Because amidst the chaos of th

Mother's Day is my least favorite holiday in the world. I want to be clear. I am not dissing mothers or motherhood or whatever other hoods. My particular circumstances in life, both now and in the preceding years, have made this NOT the best holiday ever, and I am not a fan of holidays in general. Long story. Much trauma. Nobody actually died, so that's a plus.