Archive - The Good Typist

Sun Amnesia, A Deck Garden at Last, Nifty Stuff Promos

As the settling progresses in the new apartment, with each day that passes it seems that we find a new area that requires a visit to Amazon for some…

Jul 6 •

Kristen McHenry

June 2024

The Great Unsettling, Broken by Keys, Crafting Elbow Room

As detailed in my last post, we recently moved out of the apartment we had been in for over twenty years. I knew that it was going to be crazy, and it…

Jun 21 •

Kristen McHenry

In which the Good Typist gets schooled in the ways of the moving-industrial complex

Jun 2 •

Kristen McHenry

May 2024

Ms. Typist: Interior Designer Extraordinaire

For many years now I’ve harbored the belief that within me lurks a talented interior designer just waiting to get out, and that somehow my ideal career…

May 5 •

Kristen McHenry

April 2024

The Five Stages of Gym Grief

I was at my beloved gym last week, doing the “Cardio Bunny”—puffing away on the elliptical instead of lifting like a true hard-core—when I saw some…

Apr 14 •

Kristen McHenry

Doubting Thomas

At today’s Mass, the gospel reading was John 20:19-31. It is the story of Doubting Thomas, which has always been one of my favorites. In fact, it was…

Apr 7 •

Kristen McHenry

March 2024

Poem of the Month

Mar 24 •

Kristen McHenry

The Price of Beauty, The Chemical Train has Left the Station, Shirty Pals

I am just beginning to recover from a horrid bout of contact dermatitis, conveniently situated smack in the middle of my upper back in a spot where…

Mar 9 •

Kristen McHenry

February 2024

Mean-Mugged by a Crow, Ill-Fated Gaming Nostalgia, Rosary Reflections

I can tell it’s nesting season because I was minding my own business walking to work last week when a crow dive-bombed me, then proceeded to perch on a…

Feb 25 •

Kristen McHenry

Poem of the Month

Feb 18 •

Kristen McHenry

I Watched the Barbie Movie and I Didn’t Hate...All of It

Warning: Major Spoilers. Also, this post is really long.

Feb 11 •

Kristen McHenry

January 2024

Seal Disaster, DP Update, The Goldilocks of Protein Drinks

It’s warmed up quite considerably in Seattle over the last week, for which I am grateful. As I grow further into middle age, I have less and less…

Jan 28 •

Kristen McHenry

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