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A 30 Something Blog Post

March 21, 2022Leave a comment

I have been talking to a lot of people. I feel as though COVID has prompted a lot more conversations that I have ever had before. Because people keep calling me... to talk. It used to be people called me to make plans, or ask my a quick question, but these are some deep diving … Continue reading A 30 Something Blog Post

Learning to Unlearn

June 30, 2021August 7, 2021Leave a comment

I was having a conversation with a colleague the other day while picnicking under a large White Pine tree and she asked me "Do you feel like you are learning about yourself every day?" I paused for a moment to reflect. Because the exact idea of learning something about myself every did did not resonate … Continue reading Learning to Unlearn

Romance in Difficult Times

January 23, 2021January 24, 2021Leave a comment

I have always had the vague notion that me and my husband could do anything we wanted. Prior to 2020 we had done things such as: drive from VT to Colorado in 24 hours, navigate the rainforests of Costa Rica without a GPS (eff you Hertz Costa Rica edition that tried to charge me 550$ … Continue reading Romance in Difficult Times

A Letter To My First Born

December 28, 2020April 24, 20211 Comment

To the child that made me a mother, I was resigned to not write a blog post this week. I am exhausted after a long month, after a long season, after a long year. But it's your birthday and with my heart full of love my fingers will not rest. As I browsed the aisles … Continue reading A Letter To My First Born

Buying A House In The Worst Of times

December 3, 2020December 3, 2020Leave a comment

I have never been one to do things the easy way. Thats a fact. So it makes sense in the middle of a sellers market, a world wide pandemic, and an economy on the brink od collapse I would decide it's time to buy a house. Now we decided that we wanted to avoid getting … Continue reading Buying A House In The Worst Of times

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