by Kelly Richardson | Feb 18, 2025 | Just Doing Life, Loss and Grief, Relationships, Self Care
Thirty years ago I was at Macys picking out towels to add to my wedding registry when I mentioned that our once soft and plush towels were no longer so great. The employee, a “helper” (but grouchy from the beginning), curtly asked me if I used dryer sheets? I replied...
by Kelly Richardson | Feb 4, 2025 | Just Doing Life, Parenting, Relationships, Teenagers
I was driving around the other day when it hit me. I miss carpool. Ten years ago I would have laughed if you told me I would miss it. The constant dashing around, rushing to get out the door because we didn’t want to make others late. Some days being dressed in the...
by Kelly Richardson | Jan 28, 2025 | Just Doing Life, Parenting, Relationships, Self Care
Every Christmas my husband writes me a poem. It’s cheesy and sentimental—a combination of humor and love. There’s no monetary value but it’s a priceless gift. It makes me feel loved. Almost everyone knows the 5 Love Languages theory. This idea that we express and feel...
by Kelly Richardson | Jan 7, 2025 | Just Doing Life, Relationships
How you doin? My husband and I watch F.R.I.E.N.D.S every night before bed. We’ve seen every episode but continue to belly laugh. It’s the comfort food of television. Smelly cat, smelly cat… what are they feeding you. Why do we love that show? Why does my husband yell...
by Kelly Richardson | Jan 3, 2025 | Just Doing Life, Relationships, Self Care
“Life is amazing. And then it’s awful. And then it’s amazing again. And in between the amazing and awful it’s ordinary and mundane and routine. Breathe in the amazing, hold on through the awful, and relax and exhale during the ordinary.” ~LR Knost I...
