“When I wasn’t looking, the best things found me anyway.”

About Me

  • “If I Had To Change My Name”

    Sometimes the name they can’t  pronounce is the one you were born to carry in reverse.  If I had to change my name, and I mean HAD to I would smile with practiced grace, Pour tea into porcelain, and give… Continue reading

  • “Eat or Eat Not—There Is No Try”

    Ébène Milk chocolate? Not in this dream. No need for two ounces of drama either. This is a chocolate bite with the presence of a diva—but the size of self-control.Individually wrapped in golden silk foil, because something this good deserves… Continue reading

  • “Because some skills don’t get listed on a résumé”

    What I’m Good At   I’m good at forgetting people’s names.Not sure if that’s good or bad,but it’s something I’m good at—and honestly, you might just get a new name.Because who doesn’t enjoy a new name…and a good laugh? I’m… Continue reading

  • “Books That Opened Me”

    Let me rip a page straight from the soul of an artichoke— You see, my heart has too many layers to have limits. Tough in places, tender in others. Not everyone gets to the center. Now, let me—ever so gently,… Continue reading

  • “Shut Happens”

    How Do You Know When It’s Time to Unplug? It’s not sudden.Never is—not for a woman like her. It’s the accumulation of little sighs.The kind that settle quietly in the corners of her day,like dust she didn’t know was gathering.… Continue reading

  • “When Morning Knocks Softly”

      Living Diary: EG Collection  I don’t wake up to an alarm. I put that blaring apparatus to sleep, many moons back. And no—I don’t mean today’s endless ringtone options with bird songs and waterfall loops. I’m talking about the… Continue reading

  • Who Would I Like to Talk to Soon?

    I thought it might be a stranger. Someone at a bar. But no. Not even a friend with a situation or someone waiting on a response. Today, my answer is different. I want to talk to her. Eleanor Grace. I’ve… Continue reading

  • A Refreshing Recipe for “Having It All Together”

    My recipe for having it all together is refreshing—with just the right amount of calories.Perfect for any event.Messy days included. It takes a few ingredients—some you might already have tucked away in your pantry.Others? You’ll have to dig around for.And… Continue reading

  • Do I Practice Religion?

    It is as though my life were a song,trapped in the chorus.I rehearse, and rehearse again—and do not live it. You astonish me.And I don’t startle easily. Do I practice religion?What a peculiar daily prompt. It tiptoes in, pretending to… Continue reading

  • “Do I Remember Life Before the Internet?”

    Indeed, I visit often.   Do I remember life before the internet?I beg your pardon—you speak as if it no longer exists.Though there lives a generation that might not understand,I will not bring you the details.Rather, I shall take you… Continue reading