I feel deeply unprepared for summer.  My 2022 summer wardrobe was maternity clothes.  My 2021 summer wardrobe was all size 4 dresses — like those are going to fit after working a stressful legislative session. ????  So what’s a girl to do?

The low temperature in Helena on today is going to be -24.  The high is -9.  So winter has officially arrived in Big Sky Country, and she is determined to make an entrance.

Being back in the office is a strange thing.  Being around people, getting dressed every day, adjusting to being in the office when you’re used to being home, it’s a lot.  But I have found a few things to make it easier.

This week, my parents, Kyle and I drove to Whitefish, Montana to try to get my Mom a break from her endless quarantine.  The smoke here is not nearly as bad as it was in Spokane, and we had high hopes to do some hiking, boating, and relaxing.  But it’s 8:00AM on Friday, and Kyle […]

Today, many celebrities are silencing their social media accounts to protest the monetization of hate speech for profit.  The campaign, however, isn’t really taking off.

The hardest thing about 2020 is feeling out of control.  Pieces of my life are being shaped (and sometimes derailed) by a pandemic, a suffering economy, and ongoing political upheaval.  And as the year drags on, it’s hard not to become despondent or crippled by malaise when feels like there is no better day on […]

How are you ladies doing? This has been such a hard year.  Everyone is struggling.  People are losing loved ones. Plans are on hold.  Everything feels uncertain. I keep grasping for something to hold on to and all I get is a handful of sand.

When Kyle moved into my townhome four years ago, his dog, Sophie, didn’t like me.  She would destroy my possessions.  She went to the bathroom in every room, but never outside.  She would bark and growl at me.  She was a challenge.

Think for a moment about your childhood, about the chore that you hated more than all others.  The task so despised that your dislike for it continued into adulthood.  For me, that chore is gardening.