Winter reflections and yearning for spring
Today, it’s hard to imagine this ground bursting with life, as I know it will be in just a few short weeks.
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Morgan Barrett
- Feb 15, 2022
- 6 min
Garden Dreamin' and Schemin'
I just reread a journal entry of mine from November 4, 2021 – not so long ago, but forever in terms of winter in the garden. I wrote,...
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Morgan Barrett
- Feb 6, 2022
- 9 min
An Ode To My Twenties
This is an imperfect recollection of the past 10 years of my life. There are certainly parts I'm not proud of, but I'm human, and I've made
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Morgan Barrett
- Jan 25, 2022
- 5 min
Indoor Seed Starting in the Lull of Winter
Starting seeds is a tangible connection to warmer and sunnier days ahead, and it's good for daydreaming and buoying my mental health.
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Morgan Barrett
- Jan 18, 2022
- 7 min
2022: This is Your Year to Start a Garden
So you want to start a garden? Let’s keep it simple! Gardening is supposed to be fun, not overwhelming.
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Morgan Barrett
- Jan 13, 2022
- 1 min
Day Rise
Stratus clouds
framed in the airplane window
wearing the pink hues
of the sunrise
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Morgan Barrett
- Dec 9, 2021
- 2 min
Winter weariness
I'm telling myself not to as I write this. What will people think? I'm painting myself in such a bad light. I'm feeling low and showing it,
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Morgan Barrett
- Nov 15, 2021
- 2 min
No one would
A homeless man in front of the coffee shop door Talking to himself Laughing, then nearly crying I wonder who he is talking to His zip-up...
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Morgan Barrett
- Oct 7, 2021
- 2 min
Hello, there
Acting on a dream is possibly the bravest thing one can do. Upon taking action, the dream no longer lives only in your heart, safe...
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Morgan Barrett
- Feb 24, 2021
- 5 min
Trikafta Twins
One year since starting Trikafta and we have beautiful, smiley, squeaky infant twins. Kory and I are still in disbelief sometimes.
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Morgan Barrett
- Feb 6, 2021
- 4 min
Dear Twenty-Eight
Dear Twenty-Eight, Thank you for the lessons – there were many. Thank you for the grace – it was hard won. Thank you for the sea change...
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Morgan Barrett
- Oct 11, 2019
- 12 min
How to do recycling right (so your hard work isn't sent to landfill)
Oh, recycling. Some people love it, some people hate it, most people just don't do it. Recycling isn't going to save the planet; but it is a
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Morgan Barrett
- Oct 3, 2019
- 4 min
Coffee in Costa Rica
I spent probably two hours at Cafeoteca that afternoon, getting way over-caffeinated and fumbling my way through conversations in Spanish.
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Morgan Barrett
- Jul 1, 2019
- 2 min
Plane on the Plains
Such a juxtaposition of industry and nature invokes a certain kind of wonder, almost childlike.
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Morgan Barrett
- Jun 17, 2019
- 6 min
It's National Pollinator week! Let's talk about what we can do to help pollinator plants and insects
Pollinators are facing a major decline due to human activity and harmful farming, landscaping, and maintenance practices.
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Morgan Barrett
- Jun 4, 2019
- 9 min
"Plastic"
Personally, I probably wouldn't be alive right now if it weren't for plastic. The IV bags and tubing, syringes, nebulizers, inhalers, and ma
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Morgan Barrett
- May 15, 2019
- 6 min
How to Make Your Yard More Eco-Friendly
It's time to change our idea of what a beautiful lawn and garden is. Perfectly manicured outdoor spaces require damaging practices and harmf
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Morgan Barrett
- May 3, 2019
- 6 min
Shinrin-yoku | Forest bathing
Last fall I read a book called Forest Bathing: How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness by Dr. Qing Li. It was my toilet read (I...
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Morgan Barrett
- Apr 28, 2019
- 6 min
5 good-for-the-planet changes you can make without flinching
(This is a modified version of the article I wrote for Sarah Buchanan's Wellness Curious blog. http://www.we-indulge.com/wellnesscurious/...
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Morgan Barrett
- Apr 16, 2019
- 7 min
My plastic-free toiletries
One of the easiest ways to start living a life with less plastic is to switch out your toiletries! I have done the leg work of trying a...
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