Lifeticity

THIS ON THURSDAY 06.25.26 | #59 Hi Reader, For a long time, I was doing something I didn't realize I was doing. I was waiting. Not dramatically. Not in any way that would have been obvious to someone watching my life from the outside. I was busy, productive, present for everyone who needed me. But underneath the busyness, I was waiting for conditions to be right before making the change I knew I wanted to make. I couldn't have told you exactly what I was waiting for. The kids to be more...

THIS ON THURSDAY 06.18.26 | #58 Hi friend, I want to tell you about a pie. Years ago, I decided I wanted to perfect a recipe for a mixed berry pie. I'd made lots, but none were perfect. So I started experimenting. I began with the Blueberry Pie recipe off the Minute Tapioca box and started riffing. More of this. Less of that. Triple the berries. The result after a few much appreciated-by-the-family "trials," I had a recipe for a triple berry pie that was (if I do say so myself), delicious. A...

THIS ON THURSDAY 06.11.26 | #57 Hi Reader, So . . . there is, or was, a flat of annuals on my terrace. I bought them on a Saturday with real momentum. I had a plan. I even had my trowel out. Then the week happened. Then another week. By the time I thought about them again, the petunias had gone crispy and the geraniums were hanging on just long enough to make me feel guilty every time I walked past them. I composted them last weekend. And I stood there for a second, waiting to feel bad about...

THIS ON THURSDAY 06.04.26 | #56 Hi Reader, We were somewhere in the middle of a family trip when I noticed it. My son, twenty-something, phone-native, fully fluent in the language of screens, was sitting quietly with a paperback in his hands. Not scrolling between chapters. Not half-listening to an audio version while doing something else. Just reading. Unreachable in the best possible way. Something about the way he looked stopped me cold. Calm. Regulated. Like his nervous system had finally...

THIS ON THURSDAY 05.28.26 | #55 Hi Reader, It may be because we're on vacation and I'm letting my mind wander more. Or, maybe it's because our family found ourselves marveling over this beauty who landed, and stayed, in the fire pit we gathered around one morning. But I've been thinking about butterflies. This orange beauty was the first, but over the next hour, somewhere around 20 others came. Many sizes, many color variations. And they stayed. Finally, each floated off to somewhere else but...

THIS ON THURSDAY 05.21.26 | #54 Hi there Reader, How good does this look?!?! Tomatoes are coming into their own (well, maybe not August-perfection levels), but good-enough to star in a batch of Pico de Gallo for Memorial Day Weekend. And best of all? Not only is this zesty mix a great chip dip, it's also an indispensable ingredient in two amazing new recipes up on the blog. Easy Crab Enchiladas Zesty Tuna-Salsa Salad So whip up a batch and get triple the benefits. Happy long weekend! I Want...

THIS ON THURSDAY 05.14.26 | #53 Hi Reader, You know the feeling. Your life, on paper, looks fine. But something has gone flat. The routine has gone gray. You're tired in a way that sleep doesn't fix. You find yourself scrolling at night, wondering what's wrong with you, why you can't just appreciate what you have. It can feel like a personal failing. I should be more grateful. I just need more rest. Better self-care. A vacation. Sometimes that's true. But often, it isn't. Often, the flatness...