Tired of perfect updates? My real Christmas newsletter from 2009 details the foreclosure, business loss, 100-pound weight gain, and double ACL surgery. The recession reality hits hard.
A 2008 ramble from the notebook: The year the decorations stayed boxed and the anxiety was unwrapped. Dealing with the FBI and financial stress while trying to remember the reason for the season.
Vicky Edwards is a writer, storyteller, and lifelong observer of life’s everyday messes. She blogs about memories, grandkids, life, and all the weird little moments in between—some of it’s true(ish), some of it’s not, but it’s all accompanied by a tear or a smile. She’s written for The DeQueen Dispatch, contributed to national history projects, and served as an editorial assistant for The Lindenwood Review.