Tag Archives: CNF

I Take Heart – July 2022 Edition

Posted on July 22, 2022 by scout2011

Hi, all! Happy July! I’ve launched the newest edition of my newsletter, and I sure hope you enjoy it. If you don’t subscribe and would like to, click here or at the Newsletter tab above. (Yep, there’s a misspelling in … Continue reading →

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Ode to a Lands’ End Coat

Posted on November 16, 2021 by scout2011

Dear Lands’ End: Tomorrow this coat is being donated to a coat drive at my 8 year-old daughter’s elementary school. It’s a big moment for me, and I have to say “thank you.” I was given this coat as a … Continue reading →

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On Retreat: Why making time for ourselves as artists looks different for each of us

Posted on October 4, 2021 by scout2011

Over the course of my 20 years as a working writer, the idea of being “on retreat” has morphed into many different iterations. I’ve attended writers’ retreats chock full of activities like workshops, craft talks, writing prompts, and more–most wherein … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading Now: Robert Macfarlane’s “The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot”

Posted on May 11, 2021 by scout2011

This is a special book. It begs to be read slowly, so as to savor each line. Not since reading Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek in my early 20s have I experienced a book like this: one which offers … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day Recap: Time away + Mom-xiety + You are enough

Posted on May 10, 2021 by scout2011

A few years ago my family started a Mother’s Day tradition of gifting me with a night or weekend at the lake, alone. I laughingly refer to myself as an extroverted introvert, but what is more true is that I … Continue reading →

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Over the Weekend I Pretend I’m a Writer

Posted on March 18, 2021 by scout2011

Just kidding. I know I’m a writer. It’s taken a while to accept it as a fact inside and out (yes, I’m aware that’s nuts; and yes, I have seen a therapist), but I’ve got it now. I may not … Continue reading →

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Herstory

Posted on March 9, 2021 by scout2011

Happy Women’s History Month! My life is lousy with incredible women, past and present. Women I’ve known and women whose courage and work seeped into my DNA. My God, am I thankful for them. In honor of Women’s History Month, … Continue reading →

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Katherine May’s “Wintering”: What I’m Reading Now

Posted on February 4, 2021 by scout2011

I finally finished Katherine May‘s Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times. I say “finally,” because while I normally read fast, I savored this book. Saved it for bedtime each night, snuggled up under our three fleece … Continue reading →

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Pandemic Parenting: Sending my kids back to school after 305 days at home

Posted on January 13, 2021 by scout2011

Today is the first day in 305 days that I have been away from both my children. The last time was March 12, 2020, when they went to school for the day before the Covid-19 pandemic changed all our lives … Continue reading →

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Entering the Festival of Lights – Happy Hanukkah!

Posted on December 11, 2020 by scout2011

Yesterday was the first day of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights. Here’s a link to my newspaper column last year, in which I wrote about its history, with the help of some of my childhood friends. To … Continue reading →

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