A few years ago we did a huge house renovation and doubled our living space with a full basement. Now that I write that out, that sounds like the big thing. But really my point was every since we became a 2-floor house, I have noticed so many small things that remind me to beContinue reading “Small Things Make Up Big Things”
Category Archives: Life’s Catch-All
2 Years & Change
If you are lucky/privileged to have health insurance, you probably have had an annual physical and know mental health is covered. 2 years ago, I was depressed due to reasons beyond my control and knew I suffered from seasonal depression as well. I ticked the hard boxes and had the hard conversation. I was notContinue reading “2 Years & Change”
It’s A Start
I had not planned to do stream-of-consciousness writing here. I was going to do thoughtful, laid out posts that fit into specific categories. And then…(gestures broadly)… (Will “gestures broadly” become synonymous with the pandemic? Before this year it was meant to be any catastrophe or wrench in plans. But I’m not sure I will hearContinue reading “It’s A Start”
How Being a Long-Distance Hiker Prepped me for a Pandemic
Well! This is not what I thought I’d be writing, but it is what’s going on and definitely part of my In Progress. I’m starting this post on Saturday, April 4th, 2020. On March 24th, we closed our business to the public in anticipation of the Wisconsin Governor issuing an order for non-essential businesses toContinue reading “How Being a Long-Distance Hiker Prepped me for a Pandemic”
The “Real” About Me
Hello and welcome! My name is Jessica, but feel free to call me Jess. In Progress is a name I gave myself in the fall of 2003 when my first marriage was ending, but not over. I wanted my maiden name back but felt like a fraud using it since it wasn’t legal yet. IContinue reading “The “Real” About Me”
Once Upon A Time
There was a girl who grew up in Chicago and spent her summers with her grandparents at a cabin on a lake near Eagle River, Wisconsin. She always dreamed of living in that cabin year-round. Sometimes she wanted to live there because she wanted to stay with her grandparents (although they only lived there inContinue reading “Once Upon A Time”
In Progress Jess 