Next week we start moving Mom and Dad to Michigan. This is a piece I wrote about our family and moving for a writing class during Spring semester. Gonna miss you, Mom and Dad!
Our last name is Winters. In fun sometimes people ask if we change our name with the seasons. Mom has a “Winter [...]

It’s been a while since I posted, and this was too much of a gem to keep to myself until morning. I’m at my parents’ this weekend, helping them get ready to start showing their house (a story for another time and another essay, which is in progress), and we’ve been going through boxes and [...]

I‘m worried. Actually, I’m scared.
I am taking a break from my usual fluffy yet thoughtful posts this week to talk about something on my mind. It is important to me that my blog not become a place of political ranting; there are enough political blogs out there! Unfortunately, though, I cannot discuss all of the [...]

On Saturday morning, Mom and I were at the quilt shop for a class we are taking together. While chatting afterwards, she let me know about layoffs at my brother Ben’s company. She had just talked with Ben the night before, and apparently, while he was concerned, he was doing what we Winters do–thinking outside [...]

Last fall, I applied for a research grant to help cover some of the costs of my senior thesis. The application required a letter of recommendation from my thesis adviser. The letter he wrote was extremely complimentary–quite frankly, more complimentary than I felt I deserved. One thing that my adviser said about me in the [...]

I appear to have caught the plague. No, really. I seem to have contracted just about every virus and bacterial infection known to be traveling New England right now. Yay! Lucky me! (Just in case you missed it, that was my best sarcastic font.) I am really trying to come up with something inspiring to [...]

I love the holidays–all the hustle and bustle, good food, and family and friends. Mostly, though? I love the memories. This Christmas was no different–in fact, thanks to my friend Vera, who joined my family for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, I got to think a bit about specific memories from past Christmases.
Mom and Dad [...]

It’s been a bit of a rough week or so. Between the stress of the end of the semester and the three snow storms that hit Boston recently (with a total of about 21 inches), my fibromyalgia is having quite the party in my body. I’ve been completely knocked off my feet and spend most [...]

My immediate family is currently in Lawrence, Kansas to celebrate Thanksgiving, and even more importantly, meet the newest member of the family–my one-month-old nephew, Cooper. We have been having a wonderful week. We are relaxing and helping my brother’s family when we can. One of the ways I decided I could help was by grocery [...]