In case you're wondering how this week has been going...Jonathan and I spent 30 minutes cleaning up a shattered jar of pickles from the floor last night. Anyway. Let me tell you about my placebo haircut. You might be wondering how does one get a placebo haircut? Well,...
Real Life
Change that Follows Loss
I do this thing that drives my husband insane. His first real experience with it was our Sophomore year of college. We'd made plans; he was supposed to come by my apartment for dinner. When he didn't show up, I tried calling him...over and over. When an hour went by,...
Update: Changes Edition
So you might have noticed that we're back to Joey Hodges Writes around here. Blame my domain ADD, but I do have a few good reasons for the change. The only reason that carries any weight, though, is that at the end of the day, I'm a writer. And this writer intended to...
Intentional Relaxation: My Evening Routine
There's never enough time in the day. We're going going going from the time the alarm goes off until our heads hit the pillow. We're always behind, and we'll never catch up. I don't have time to relax! Raise your hand if you've ever screamed those words out of...
Stop. Breathe. Refocus. Trust.
I worked myself into a tizzy on Tuesday. The paperwork for our apartment sublet was officially signed which I’ve been anticipating for weeks now. But for some reason, it tossed me into a downward spiral. I like plans and clarity. Definites and stability. And now,...
Stuff & Things: Surprise Edition
Four years ago almost exactly I was browsing through blogland when I came across an announcement for a new linkup. If you’ve hung around blogland long enough, you know that there tends to be a grouping of specific bloggers that you get mixed in with. I don’t know how...
