In the Quiet and Bare.
Motherhood
Musings on the loneliness of early motherhood, and reassurance for my magpies living through it.
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“This Voicemail Box Is Full –“
Musings + Essays
Reflections on escaping the noise and rush of everyday life and imagining alternities -- voicemail…
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Self-Assessments and the Sonoran Desert.
Musings + Essays
A mid-year self-assessment: how are we doing on goals and expectations for the year? And…
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The Center of the Universe.
Musings + Essays
A reflection on being flexible, and realizing what really matters in life -- how little…
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The Magpie Diary: June 29, 2025.
Learnings
This week's diary: reflections on turning 41 -- what do I want from this life,…
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What Drew You to Your Home?
Musings + Essays
Musings on what draws us to our homes -- and what eventually endears us to…
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Notes to Self on Motherhood.
Motherhood
Notes to myself on motherhood for when I need a bit of perspective.
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Jen’s Weekend Drafts: A World of Magic Things.
Musings + Essays
This week's inspirations: Yeats on "a world of magic things," nightgown summer, and this week's…
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The Magpie Diary: 5.25.2025.
Essays
This week's diary: everything on my mind and heart.
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The Magpie Diary: May 11, 2025.
Musings + Essays
How do we show up for the younger versions of ourselves, the older versions of…
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Lagniappe.
Musings
A list of "bonus" things -- lagniappe -- to look forward to this May.
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