Some mornings, I sit down to write this blog and know exactly what I want to say. Other mornings, the words come easily because something happened that I want to share. Then there are mornings like today when I stare at the blank screen and realize I don’t really have anything noteworthy to write about.

Maybe that’s not such a bad thing.

Life doesn’t always provide dramatic stories, major milestones, or profound insights. Most of our lives are made up of ordinary days. We get up, feed the cat, drink our coffee, go to work, come home, and do it all again the next day. There is a certain comfort in that routine, even if it doesn’t always make for exciting blog material.

Today will be another day at the museum. There will be emails to answer, projects to work on, and the usual tasks that keep everything moving forward. Isabella will likely remind me several times that her food bowl is not nearly as full as she believes it should be. The migraine I’ve been dealing with is hopefully beginning to ease after yesterday’s Botox appointment, though experience has taught me that patience is often required.

Sometimes, simply making it through an ordinary day is enough.

So, if you’re reading this, I hope your Thursday is a good one. It doesn’t have to be remarkable. It doesn’t have to be productive beyond reason. It just has to be one more day lived, appreciated, and endured when necessary.

And perhaps that’s worth writing about after all.

Today will be another work-from-home day. The crew cleaning and waxing the floors at the museum are taking longer than expected, so we get to work from home again today. I have plenty to keep me busy, including finishing a few projects and preparing for a group of several dozen elementary school students who are scheduled to visit the museum on Thursday for a scavenger hunt.

Secretly, I’m hoping the cleaners need one more day and I won’t have to deal with a museum full of children. But I don’t usually have that kind of luck. Just in case, I did warn the organizers that there was a small possibility we might still be closed, however unlikely that seems to be.

Either way, I’ll be ready for whatever tomorrow brings.

The good thing about this Monday is that I don’t have to get ready for work. The museum is closed today and tomorrow for an annual cleaning, so I’ll be working from home both days before heading back to the office on Wednesday.

Since I can take things a little slower this morning, I got up, fed Isabella, and am writing this quick blog post before going back to bed for a little while. It’s nice to have a slower start to the week every now and then.

Have a great Monday, everyone!

Happy Pride Month!

Today marks the beginning of June, a month that means many different things to many different people. For LGBTQ+ people, Pride Month is a time to celebrate who we are, to remember those who came before us, and to recognize how far we have come. It is also a reminder that the journey toward equality, dignity, and acceptance is not yet complete.

For me, Pride Month has never been about believing I am better than anyone else. It is about rejecting the shame that so many of us were taught to carry. It is about recognizing that we all deserve to live authentically and that there is nothing shameful about being who we are.

Pride Month is often about letting go of fear—the fear of rejection, the fear of judgment, the fear of being told that we are somehow less than who we truly are.

Pride Month is also a time to remember those who fought for the freedoms many of us enjoy today. It is a time to honor those who lived openly when doing so carried tremendous risks, and those who never had the opportunity to live openly at all.

As June begins, I hope this month will be one of joy, reflection, community, and love. Whether you attend a Pride event, fly a rainbow flag, spend time with friends, or simply take a moment to appreciate how far you’ve come on your own journey, I hope you find reasons to celebrate.

Happy Pride Month, everyone. 🏳️‍🌈

Love one another.

Last night turned into a later night than I had planned. Then, as usual, Isabella decided that breakfast absolutely could not wait and woke me up at 5:00 this morning. After feeding her, I intended to make coffee and start my day, but instead I crawled back into bed and promptly fell asleep again.

I do have my coffee now, but if I’m being honest, I’d still happily go back to sleep. Thankfully, it’s Friday, and I’m working from home today, so I can take things a little easier than usual.

The weekend is just around the corner, and I’m looking forward to a couple of days to relax and recharge. I hope all of you have a wonderful Friday and an even better weekend!