If there was an award for the blogger who wrote the most about landscaping, specifically pachysandra, I would win by a landslide. But, the bitch sessions are and will be decreasing because the pesky vines and eyesore of a front lawn is GONE! Yes – GONE! Monday afternoon, the huge John Deere bulldozer came and […]

A suitcase, empty of its contents, lazily drapes itself on an armchair in my bedroom It still has the smell of the Carolina Ocean And my bathing suit, dried and crumbled, peeks out from said armchair’s left front leg Isaiah’s bright orange tank rompers, with pictures of smiling whales and blue fish, are cleanly folded […]

When people learn that I am a loose vegan, many assumptions are assumed: 1) I must not really have the discipline to quit eating animal and animal products 2) Going vegan is too hard 3) I am crazy for trying in the first place Going loose vegan is a huge privilege. Veganism, initially by force […]

I wish there was a safe, sanitary way to show you how miserably sick I am right now. About four months ago, when Isaiah was getting tested for various allergies, I decided to take the plunge and finally pin down what exactly has me wheezing and asthma-ing all over myself at various points in the […]

that makes it smell wistful? that makes you feel a strange combination of excited, anxious, and calm? that feels gentle? that feels like sadness? that reminds you to hope? that ushers in peace? that moves you to a new place? that breezes through your house like no one month can? that brings people together? that […]

The thing about Filipino families is that togetherness is everything. No matter what is going on, togetherness is the priority. It’s what we strive for, look forward to, push everything else off the plate in the name of: togetherness. When family members have passed, it’s togetherness that glues our sanity together. At weddings, the fun […]

From last Monday to Thursday I was in Atlanta, Georgia with family. My maternal Lola, my mother’s mother, was undergoing surgery to remove malignant tumors from her thyroid and left breast, a partial mastectomy. From Saturday to Sunday, I was in Columbus, Ohio to cheer Nick, along with two of his siblings, as he ran […]

Isaiah’s Preseason Football Thoughts from Lisa Factora-Borchers on Vimeo. A little Buckeye and Wolverine smack talk never hurt.

You let me cut your fingernails in peace, while you’re awake even.  You won’t eat vegetables unless they’re warmed up.  You stand with assistance.  Your words are BEH!, KEH! and BWAH!  The way you stare into someone’s eyes is just disarming. The past eight months have taught me more about life than any other period […]