teenager edition // observe ten. day 3006. (9.25.25) // 1. earlier this week it would have been 22 years. a lifetime. i would have missed out on so much. // 2. just like that and T is 13. // 3.
well, let’s fast forward. it’s now observe ten. day 3039. (10.28.25) // 1. it’s the insistence. // 2. field trip! // 3. winifred and her cherry tomato. // 4. the living room floor is littered with a pig ear, a few toys, and something totally new to me: a goat horn. // 5. it’s official: family room floor hockey is in season. the floor is taped, the scoreboard is out, the makeshift snack bar is set up with cheez-its. // 6. i just made winnie peanut butter gravy for her kibble for the second meal in a row. she’s super bougie and i make zero apologies for it. it’s been forever since i’ve had a dog and she will absolutely be my last, so it’s kinda like spoiling a grandchild, i imagine. leaning in to every spoiling opportunity with wild abandon. // 7. he sends me a video and things look similar, although not entirely recognizable. then i see his hand reach up and take the small wooden panel off the ancient, load-bearing post. “when in doubt, create” is scrawled in black sharpie. 2020 me was smart. // 8. i’ve been avoiding the studio. again. continually. actually, more like continuously. // 9. remember when i was time blocking my days? those were clearer-headed times. // 10. sometimes i hear myself channel louie with a cartoon-like “you better behave, miss winifred niblets” and i think about how much he would have loved this dog. it was a year ago sunday and he’s already missed so much. // #memory #magic #writing #ordinarymagic #dailylife #observeten #list #memories #reallife #ordinarylife #poemnotes #dailypractice #beherenow #weareinthistogether #storytelling #weareourstories #thesacredordinary #thepresentmoment #memoriesrealandimagined #swimminginallthefeels #beloveds #iloveyouiloveyouiloveyou #whatmattersmost #keepshowingup #trusttheprocess #nibletsrhymeswithgoulet
