Every March, Leigh Anne at A Day in the Life hosts a virtual party for Slicers, and many of us drop by at some point during the month. To fit with the times, this year she is hosting a self-care spring fling. Here are the three ideas I would share for how to care for…

Today I am challenging myself to write about Panda, the world’s least interesting cat. It’s difficult to put into words what it is that makes Panda so supremely uninteresting. He is neither smart nor stupid, neither affectionate nor standoffish, neither happy nor cranky, neither serious nor funny. His mother and his siblings sparkle with personality…

It should be something long, maybe a series, because we have a lot of time to fill here, and there should be warmth and color and an abundance of good food and at least one knowing cat. The air should smell vaguely spicy, and there should be travel and wide open spaces and adventure. Perhaps…

Kristy at Midwestern Heart in Dixie reminded me yesterday that gratitude is an active and proactive happiness practice–even more necessary than usual right now. Here are some things I’m grateful for today: My morning begins with coffee, a good book, and a living blanket of lap cats. This morning felt extra special because the entire…

I learned some things today. I learned that copycat Starbucks vanilla bean scones are different from the original, but way, WAY better, like hover over the baking sheet still warm from the oven and eat them straight out of the pan hoping no one comes into the kitchen and sees you or worse asks for…

This is the time of year when our sports watching really kicks into high gear. March madness, then the final weeks of the NBA regular season with the excitement of daily jostling for the 8-seed and endless “what if” conversations to debate potential playoff matchups and who can sweep whom and who will make it…