Rambling Wren

Hi everyone! I'm back, on National Earth Wind & Fire Day! It's a sunny day and the sky is blue with some wispy clouds. Today is a slower day, so I thought I'd pop in with some updates about the last couple of weeks! 10 days ago (on 9/11, actually) my car broke down while I was driving to a music therapy client. A shiny black sportscar was revving its engine behind me, driving faster than I was. So, I sped up, unable to merge over because of a humble red sedan in the lane next to me. My old car didn't like that, and out the back, erupted thick plumes of white smoke which then soured to brown. My check engine light started blinking too. I have always been calm in tough situations like this... I think having a somewhat heightened level of anxiety all the time primes my brain to expect a crisis and handle it with grace. I actually enjoy the adrenaline rush of crisis moments like this, where the anxiety is actually helpful and doing its job, but I prefer to be the helpe...

Here is my first post in the blog world since 2012. It's good to be back! I'm starting this blog in hopes that I'll be more intentional about my time spent online. Facebook, Tiktok, and Instagram have been draining so much of my time and energy, and I'd love this blog to be a space where I get to celebrate my successes, connect genuinely with others, and express myself creatively. And as the name suggests, this will be a place where I get to ramble freely - I won't be worried about making my posts sound perfect. As long as they express what I need to get out, then they will have served their purpose. That being said, the vibes are kind of glum today. It's a rainy day today and lots of gray clouds are looming over the city. My fiancee Sarah and I just got home from a failed attempt at searching for classroom supplies/decorations - the Homegoods by us only had Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Fall decor. All very cute stuff, but will all definitely end up in a lan...