Dear Avery, Yesterday was my 36th birthday. While the plan was to see you, your sister, and your parents for the weekend, sickness got the better of your sister, and sadly we couldn’t hang out. I pivoted last minute and scheduled some much-needed “me” time: a massage and facial to start the birthday off right.Continue reading “36 trips around the sun”
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Those 3 little words: “I hear you”
Dear Avery, If Oprah was a leader of a cult, I would join in an instant. Almost every time I listen to her, I get an “ah ha” moment. She always brings a sense of clarity – whether it’s her own quote or a topic she is interviewing someone on. And it happened again today.Continue reading “Those 3 little words: “I hear you””
A palm reading, a vivid dream, and the universe
Dear Avery, It was April of 2019, I had just got back from an incredible work trip with an extended vacation to Ireland. A week later, I was back on a plane to San Antonio, Texas for a work conference (a week after I’d be back in Austin, Texas all the while living in SouthernContinue reading “A palm reading, a vivid dream, and the universe”
Stopping Racism. It starts with me. And then my home.
Dear Avery, I have a white male son who is about to make his entrance into 2020 — and what a YEAR this has been already. On top of a global pandemic, the United States has been exposing its polarizing political and economic viewpoints while also shining a spotlight on societal issues that many ofContinue reading “Stopping Racism. It starts with me. And then my home.”
Burning Man: the decompression
Dear Avery, I did it. I actually did it. I spent 9 days out in the middle of a dusty desert with 70k other people in 100 degree heat surrounded by blaring music, beautiful art installations, and more LED lights than I ever knew existed. And I survived. I’m officially a “Burner”. Burning Man isContinue reading “Burning Man: the decompression”
With Love, Aunt Megs 