My dad, Jim Conover, died this summer. On June 30, a Thursday. He was 78, and it was unexpected — yet to be expected, as death is.  If I’ve learned anything in the last few months, it’s that it’s grief which is nothing like I expected it would be. However grim or morbid it makes […]

In the next few days, we’re moving into a house—our first house. 🏡 Exciting!  Well, actually, it’s been far more overwhelming than I could have possibly imagined. I anticipated some stress re: packing, cleaning, moving and impending house updates (she’s not quiiiite a fixer-upper, but there’s definitely work to do). But in the last three […]

Well, hi! Welcome to my first blog post (of all time 👀).  Don’t get me wrong, in the last 3+ years, I’ve penned my fair share of these for other people, but writing my own is a first. It’s something that’s been on my to-do list for years, but I have expertly managed to put […]