Tag Archives: memories
The Best Holiday Gift
“The best holiday gift I ever received was right before my wedding. On Christmas Day, my mom gifted me a handwritten note from my grandmother who had passed away five years prior. My grandmother and I were very close, and … Continue reading
T-shirt Exchange
A few years ago, we started a T-shirt exchange. Everyone drew a name and found a weird or funny T-shirt they thought their recipient would like.” It resulted in a lot of fun inside jokes, she says. A gift needn’t … Continue reading
Cooking
Everyone cannot always draw, sculpt, paint, or practice the traditional means of creativity—but everyone must eat. Cooking, or the practice of preparing food, is the most accessible, engaging, and understandable form of creativity. It is a practice born out of … Continue reading
The Gift of Giving
My mother was an excellent cook an taught my siblings and me everything she could so we would be self-sufficient. As she got older, she didn’t want material gifts, so one year my husband and I gifted her a day … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 