A Mindful Migration

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.

March Bookshelf: “WTF is Happening” Reading

April 14, 2020 by Tanya // 19 Comments

I tried to convince myself multiple times the past month that, as an introvert and reader, a stay-at-home order is something I welcome because staying at home and reading is my happy place and now I have no choice but to do so. And yet … and yet I found myself obsessively reading/watching the news, aka my new favorite pastime/nightmare, versus reading.

It’s the End of the World and I Want to …

March 24, 2020 by Tanya // 7 Comments

Cry? Yell? Spit? (Probably not, sounds unsanitary). Laugh. Yes. Let’s go with that one. I really want to do all the above, minus the spitting, but today I’m leaning into laughter because I’m trying to push forward during a surreal, difficult and scary time, just like you. So instead of worrying together, why don’t we laugh instead?

February Bookshelf: In the Second Month of 2020, I Read Two Books because I Like Symmetry

March 10, 2020 by Tanya // 17 Comments

I did, however, not read them on the second of the second month of the year, nor did I read them on the 20th of the year 2020. That would have been cool but I ain’t that cool. In fact, it’s actually, dare I say, not that cool in Minnesota either, which puts me in better spirits but not necessarily a reading mode. More like I’m digging around for the box with my Spring clothes and …. SANDALS! Sadly, my Kindle and books are still be ignored, mostly.

Monster Brookies

February 25, 2020 by Tanya // 14 Comments

I pondered for some time about what I should post as my first food post now that I’m back in Minnesota. Should it be Minnesota-esqe? A tearful homage to my beloved California? Something completely unrelated? I had ideas. Lots of ideas. But ambition? Well, that’s another story! Ultimately, I went completely unrelated to where I live and just good food. Also food I could share with co-workers to prevent me from noshing on the whole pan, because self-control ain’t my strength.