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Day to Day
In my day to day life, it can feel like I am doing almost nothing to move the needle on climate change. So if you feel that way, know that you are not alone. Like most, my pressing needs to exchange my time for money (work), feed, cloth, and shelter my family, and manage the…
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Wildfire
In August 2025, fueled by strong winds and dry conditions, a vehicle fire sparked a brush fire on the mountain hillside of the valley we now call home. Over 150 homes were evacuated for a few days and about 600 acres, but no structures, ended up burning. However, the location was under the high voltage…
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Winter?
This winter was unseasonably warm across the Western US. That held true here in Utah too. It was 60 degrees on Christmas with no snow in sight. In fact, it was the warmest winter (Dec-Feb) on record in Salt Lake City, breaking the 2015 record by 2 degrees, and coming in at 7.6 degrees above…
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My New Home
Ogden, UT sits just north of Salt Lake City by about 35 minutes. It’s bordered to the east by mountains, called the Wasatch front, and to the west lies the Great Salt Lake. The valley contains many communities that bleed into one another making it difficult to tell where one ends and another begins. Poor…
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I’m Back!
In the aftermath of the United States elections last year, I had to step away. The emotional devastation of policy repeals and challenges were too difficult to write about and I needed to protect my own mental health. On top of all that was happening nationally, our family experienced some significant changes during 2025. We…
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Tough Week
I had every intention of posting something last Monday. I’ve been working on a few ideas of what to write about and thought I was ready for one of them. But. Inauguration day killed any enthusiasm. Then there was a flurry of executive orders. Full of drama and flourish. Most without power, but still charting…
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Winter Disruption
It doesn’t take much news to see that winter weather in the United States has been havoc over the last few weeks. Severe cold and huge snowfall amounts contrasting with fires in LA and extreme drought. I’ve been in the middle of some of it. We flew to Salt Lake City for the holidays. As…
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Joy
Heads up! We’re traveling over the next 2 weeks, like so many others, for the holidays. So see you in 2025! The joy of Christmas brings on a completely new feeling as a parent watching your kid experience it. James was born on Dec 21st so, technically, this is his 3rd Christmas, but he was…
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Peace
A stillness. Absence of conflict, violence, and/or anxiety. Lack of persecution. Quietness. Freedom from fear. During the holiday season, peace can feel so far away. With crowded calendars, and important deadlines, the few weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas can feel anything, but peaceful. There is a hustle and bustle to this season that doesn’t exist…
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Hope
As I sit here today, my son and my husband, Matt, are both napping. The stomach flu came raging through this week and both of them ended up with it. Not sure how I escaped, maybe I’ve just had more recent exposure through my work in the schools? That being said. It’s been a wild…
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