A Mindful Migration

10 Questions about Thanksgiving

November 17, 2020 by Tanya // 1 Comment

First up, let’s address the elephant … no wait … make that donkey in the room: we have a new president!!! It’s been an emotional rollercoaster of various highs, lows and WTF moments since the election, but mostly I feel a deep sense of relief, like maybe every day won’t end (or begin) with a primal scream. I’ll share more thoughts about this later but in celebration, let’s act like we’re not in the midst of surging pandemic and talk turkey.

Vote … Vote … VOTE!!!

November 2, 2020 by Tanya // 6 Comments

I am a bundle of emotions. Confident. Paranoid. Cocky. Weepy. Numb. Scared. I realize now that I likely suffer from PTSD, like most Americans after four years of chaos and cruelty. Where I wake up and wonder what terrible thing has happened while I slumbered. I’m ready for a little sanity. A little humanity. And whole lot of hope and healing.

Things I’m Loving Right Now

October 20, 2020 by Tanya // 4 Comments

Amazon Prime Days was last week, which made me fear that I’d turn into a spending fool and … I didn’t buy a darn thing. Not because I have such great restraint but nothing made me go MINE. Of course, not spending money is not a bad thing at all. It is a bit unfortunate, though, since I had planned to highlight my shopping gluttony in today’s post. 🙂

So Now What?

October 6, 2020 by Tanya // 4 Comments

I said I was going to start blogging again and I meant it but … what does that even mean? What do I write about every week? Why did I make a promise that I’ll probably break today or next week or in a month? Which isn’t a big deal, except I’ll feel super duper guilty about it and I ain’t even Catholic!

It’s the End of the World … And I’m Still Here

September 29, 2020 by Tanya // 6 Comments

It feels that way, right? It’s just not me, right? One day I see the Four Horsemen on the horizon (or maybe I’m numb to the fact we’re in the midst of the apocalypse already and just hallucinating at this point) or everything is finally starting to go our way and a light emerges at the end of a dark, dark and extremely long tunnel. There is no in-between. Everything sucks. Or everything is awesome. It’s enough to make an introvert glad we’re suppose to quarantine … even if we don’t.

April Bookshelf: Reading is Good Month

May 12, 2020 by Tanya // 45 Comments

Well, another month that seemed like a year (or a dozen) has gone by and times remain weird. Last month was a real struggle to get in a reading mood but it did keep my mind blessedly occupied when I did read. April was a rinse and repeat month when it came to reading. And that’s okay. If reading gives you comfort, fantastic. If reading is tough for you, that’s okay too. Books will always be here.