We all have them — those weird little life rules that don’t make a whole lot of sense to anyone else, but feel totally normal to us. They’re not written down anywhere. No one announced them at a family meeting. They just… appeared. And once they do, they stick.
The funny thing is, these invisible rules show up in nearly every part of life — our homes, our kitchens, our routines, even the way we interact with strangers. It’s one of those quirks that makes us human. So today, I’m calling them out. Because if we can’t laugh at our own strange little systems, what’s the point?
Read more...The funny thing is, these invisible rules show up in nearly every part of life — our homes, our kitchens, our routines, even the way we interact with strangers. It’s one of those quirks that makes us human. So today, I’m calling them out. Because if we can’t laugh at our own strange little systems, what’s the point?
A few weeks ago, I was unintentionally part of someone's mini photo shoot while at the park watching my grandkids play. I had no idea I was in the background of their perfectly posed moment until it was too late—and now, somewhere out there, I’m forever captured mid-sip of my chocolate milkshake, (which, for the record, I ordered with zero shame at 10:30 a.m. because adulthood has to have some perks) in their photo album as “random lady living her best life.”
It got me thinking: How many times have I been a background character in someone else’s story without even realizing it? Not the star, not the villain—just the extra who happened to walk by, hold a door, or make a random comment that may or may not have stuck with them. You know what I mean?
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Let’s be real: I didn’t always read ingredient labels. I didn’t think twice about popping an over-the-counter pill when something hurt. I didn’t really think much at all about a time when healing looked different.
But now? I’m asking a lot more questions. And I’m slowly finding my way back to something that feels... simpler. A little slower. A lot more intentional.
If you’ve read my post on how petrochemicals changed medicine, you know that the way we do healthcare today didn’t just happen. It was steered, hard, by some very powerful (and very rich) men with profit in mind.
And ever since I learned about that shift, I haven’t been able to unsee it...
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We often think of our bodies as separate from our emotions—until they remind us they’re not. Whether it’s stress, grief, or years of go-go-go living, our bodies quietly keep track of everything we don’t deal with. This mind-body connection can show up in subtle but powerful ways. Here’s what I’ve been learning about that unspoken tally...
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There are a few things in life I feel very strongly about. Family. Good friends. Real butter.
And then there are the other things. The little, possibly irrational, completely unimportant things that I’ve somehow formed deeply rooted opinions about over the years. Things no one asked me to have an opinion on. Things that probably wouldn’t make a dent in anyone else’s day.
But for me? Oh, I care.
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