On My Mind - Tricia Lott Williford

Arguing with the Ones Who Bring the Daisies

by Tricia Lott Williford | Oct 9, 2020 | Courage, On My Mind, Think Like An Artist, TLW, What Not To Say

“Because this business of becoming conscious, of being a writer, is ultimately about asking yourself, How alive am I willing to be?” ~ Anne Lamott I wrote a piece last week that got chewed to bits on the interwebs. Chewed. To. Bits. I mean, not by everyone. Probably...

Juggling the Glass and the Plastic

by Tricia Lott Williford | Sep 24, 2020 | Courage, My Family, On My Mind, Parenting, You Can Do This

I read recently about an interview with author Nora Roberts, where someone asked her how to balance writing and kids. (Anything of this specific genre grabs my attention faster than a barista calling out the cup with my name on it.) She said the key to juggling is to...

“I’ve Seen Better Legs on a Table”

by Tricia Lott Williford | Sep 22, 2020 | Courage, On My Mind, Peter, Video, You Can Do This

I am forty-one years old. That happened this summer. I am solid in my emotional convictions about birthdays (love them) but also odd numbers (hate them), but forty-one seems to be here for a while longer, and we are becoming friends. Since I am the age that I am, I...

Raindrops, Bicycle Gears, and Morrie

by Tricia Lott Williford | Sep 21, 2020 | Courage, Deep Sadness, On My Mind, Parenting, Quotables, You Can Do This

Three things have happened, and they are sorting themselves into the same space of my mind, as if they belong there together. First, I sat outside during a summer evening rain shower. The tasks of the day were finished, we were in the after-dinner space of each doing...

Today, I Said Thank You.

by Tricia Lott Williford | Sep 19, 2020 | Broken Foot Summer, Life As A Mom, On My Mind, Parenting, Peter, Pictures, Writing

Today, I said thank you to the Starbucks barista who made my Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew, even though she is complicit in my addiction. I won’t press charges as long as she keeps making that goodness that unabashedly defines autumn for my soul. Today, I said thank...

So Much “Leisure Time”

by Tricia Lott Williford | May 1, 2020 | All Boy, For Real?, On My Mind, Parenting, School Daze

Back when I was navigating the long days with little people, some researchers endeared themselves to me with a released study that indicated that stay-at-home parents have 30+ hours of leisure time each week. They implied there’s no reason to complain about...