Making friends in the cautious 20s

We moved, started getting settled, things shut down. We’ve still managed to make some new friends.

Friends and Family, Relationships, Starting FreshMeredith LyonsAugust 13, 2021friends, RelationshipsComment

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should

When you’re sharing the load, sometimes you may feel like you’re … doing more than your share.

Friends and Family, Marriage, RelationshipsMeredith LyonsAugust 6, 2021family, Relationships, Married LifeComment

A Year of Mourning

Various religions and cultures have definitions around periods of mourning. In a few, the first year is significant. My feelings.

Grief, Loss, Friends and Family, RelationshipsMeredith LyonsMay 14, 2021family, griefComment

It's the Little Things

This one is fluff because I’ve had a hard week and that’s what I need. It’s about how I bought my cats a cat tree and they loved it. The end. Seriously. This is what I’m writing about this week.

Friends and Family, Pets, resiliance, RelationshipsMeredith LyonsApril 2, 2021Kittens, Resilience, family, PetsComment

Fifty Years Ago

Fifty years ago my parents were married. Because we’re in the midst of a global pandemic, there won’t be a big celebration. But that’s okay.

Friends and Family, Marriage, Relationships, SustainabilityMeredith LyonsFebruary 12, 2021Relationships, Married Life, COVID-19Comment

Friendships. Why and wherefore?

I’m still friends with everyone in this thumbnail. And I think that’s via mutual effort. Friendship is a theme that has been brought up frequently for me this month, so I am examining it in this post.

Friends and Family, RelationshipsMeredith LyonsJanuary 29, 2021friends, Self Awareness, RelationshipsComment

Jason. My first friend.

The thumbnail is my Aunt Shari introducing Jason to me. And thus my first friendship was formed.

Friends and Family, Grief, Relationships, LossMeredith LyonsJanuary 7, 2021family, loss, grief, memory Comments

Earning the right to relax

Dissecting why I feel the need to overwork myself right before a vacation.

A very snarky Christmas.

The holidays are different this year. Regardless of your beliefs, it’s okay to stop the passive aggressive memes for the rest of the year.

Friends and Family, RelationshipsMeredith LyonsDecember 11, 2020family, Self Awareness, listening, RelationshipsComment

Negative Thanksgiving 2020

A few small things I’m thankful for this year. Including just having a cold.

Friends and Family, Relationships, PetsMeredith LyonsNovember 27, 2020COVID-19, family, RelationshipsComment

Two Different Worlds: Employment v. Exposure

When livelihood demands one thing and safety demands another.

Fitness, Friends and Family, RelationshipsMeredith LyonsNovember 20, 2020family, COVID-19 Comment

Hooray, Hooray, I'm your silver lining

This was potentially my most difficult entry to write yet. Everything right now is so fraught with tension and honestly, that’s boring to write about unless you have a new perspective on it or a way to relieve it. So I went a different way.

I like to take my own photos, but the one illustrating this entry of me and Dean was taken by our friend Edith. I have only resized it. No filters, no crops. It’s perfect as is.

What a woman should expect.

The two young women in the picture were just happy to dance with their friends. According to some, they should ‘expect’ to be harassed when they go out.

resiliance, RelationshipsMeredith LyonsOctober 16, 2020feminism, RelationshipsComment