I have not so slowly or subtly been losing my Christmas spirit over the last few years. I've gone from Lady Buddy the Elf to the only reason I have a Christmas tree is because someone else made it happen.
Tag: 2020
11… Habits I’m Trying to Re-Form This Summer
I spent 2019 and the beginning of 2020 working really hard to form a consistent and healthy lifestyle. Then February 2020 arrived with a pregnant rescue dog and quarantine quickly followed. My life changed almost instantaneously and all those habits I worked hard to maintain disappeared. I replaced my former self with a frenetic couch schlub, pack mom. I had wanted to have a slew of healthy habits in order by my 30th birthday. Oh hey, that arrived, and I don't have any of those good habits anymore. So I'm slowly working on bringing them back and maybe even some good new ones.
11… Ways Tessa Changed My Life in 366 Days
A year ago last Friday, I picked a heavily pregnant dog up off the street. I ended up keeping her and raising her thirteen puppies. I accidentally kept four of those puppies. I had no idea how much my life would change when I brought her home, but I am a better person because of it.
Four Years Later; Unpublished, Open Letter to My Dad
I walk through this world as a woman. In 2016, as a woman, a survivor of rape and domestic violence, I was devastated. I love my father more than anything, but he failed me when he voted for Trump. On inauguration day in 2017, I wrote a letter to my dad I never sent. Today, we welcomed hope into the Oval Office in a historic moment, but this letter has lived in my heart for four years. Even though we voted hate out, we have much work to do. Four years later, this letter still holds true for every one of the 74 million men and women who voted for Trump in 2020.
11… Kitchen To Dos in 2021 and Chocolate Mousse Crêpe Cake Recipe
2021 is going to be my year of trying and conquering some recipes I've never attempted due to reasons (and fear). I'll try one thing from my list a month, so I don't overwhelm myself and quit. Things like Bûche de Noël, Kringla, and gluten free baking appear. Oh, I'm also sharing my chocolate mousse crêpe cake recipe because yummmm!!!!
11… Wonderful Things That Happened in 2020
Don't get me wrong, 2020 was the worst, but it brought a lot of wonderful things into my life. I'm choosing to look back on the good of last year instead of the atrocious.