Normally on Tuesdays, I run the Two for Tuesday series, but I’m going to put that series on pause for a moment while I try out another one for size.

In Truth Talk, I will be sharing an image or words about what real life looks like each week. Forget the magazine-worthy photos or the my-life-is-perfect images we often see on social media. In this series, I’m keeping things real.

Piles of books, a game, a DVD, and an empty snack plate make up the coffee table scene at my house this weekend. None of these items actually belong here, but they’ve been here for a while. What was that about Marie Kondo’s the magic of tidying up? Yeah, sometimes I just don’t feel like it.