A Mo Miracle
It’s been six days since we started Mo on Prozac, and here he is (barely visible on my lap) while Lilith and Mikey sit calmly on the chair with us.…
The Day Mo’s Storm Quieted
Meet Mo. He’s handsome, intense, and has a long history of… big feelings. For a long time, Mo’s behavior has been one of the hardest parts of life on the…
Goodbye came too soon
Rio died yesterday. Unexpectedly. No warning. Our little perpetual motion ChiWeenie had settled into a favorite nap spot while we all enjoyed a quiet evening. When it was time to…
We survived the first Great Freeze of the year mostly intact
One thing I will never get used to, as a lifelong desert rat who thought “winter” meant putting on socks, is freezing weather that lasts more than a day. Add…
Hitting Pause: What Two Weeks Off Taught Me About Burnout.
For almost a year, I found myself wishing I could put life on pause just for a moment so I could stop and collect my thoughts. It wasn’t that I…