PIPER SMALL IS A BLOGGER/WRITER BASED IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES.

SHE IS MOST INTERESTED IN TOPICS RELATED TO THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE IN MODERN LIFE, FAMILY, COMMUNITY, NATURE, SPIRITUAL PRACTICES, DEPRESSION AND PTSD.

SHE TRIES TO DO ALL THIS WITH AS MUCH HUMOR AS POSSIBLE. 

Birthday

What does a birthday at 52 look like when your friend group is more private, you're not on FB, when you don't have a big party? 

It looks like a stream of texts, cards and phone calls on and off all day. It looks like kids being home and the hubs buying flowers and you give yourself a little extra love all day long. 

It feels good to pull back from social media and have a normal level of exchanges with people who know and love me, who knew it was my birthday. They didn't need a reminder to pop up somewhere. They just knew and they had things they wanted to say. 

It feels blessed, that's what it feels like, to have a community of love around you where if you have any doubt, on your birthday, they remind you of how important you are to them. 

Event Test

Lunch Alone