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A Hot Mess Check In

March 19, 2021March 20, 20211 Comment

I was going to begin by apologizing for my lack of follow through with posting as of late. And then I was going to apologize because my last post was missing half its content. And then I thought about it and decided that I don't need to apologize for being where I am at in … Continue reading A Hot Mess Check In

A Mothers Resume

January 16, 2021January 16, 2021Leave a comment

We all know the drill. A mother is all the things, does all the things, and knows all the things. To be fair, before my foray into procreation I already had quite the resume. Things like backcountry trail crew worker, biker bar waitress, nanny, estate appraisals, and barista littered the pages of my professional references. … Continue reading A Mothers Resume

A Letter To My First Born

December 28, 2020December 28, 20201 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

Same Holidays Different Year

December 10, 2020December 12, 20201 Comment

This year the holidays are just different. My obnoxious seasonal jubilation seems to be boxed away in our storage unit with just about everything else we own. The kids are suffering having been displaced, promised a visit to go "home" to visit for the holidays that couldn't happen, and all of the physical markers and … Continue reading Same Holidays Different Year

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

Still Learning

October 28, 2020October 29, 2020Leave a comment

Homeschooling my son has been a mixed bag. Each day seems to bring new issues and lessen others. We create something beautiful and then have full on tears about the idea of counting to 100. The kid gets as far as 25 and then starts saying letters as he is looking out the window at … Continue reading Still Learning

Summer Vacation in an Outbreak

June 22, 2020Leave a comment

Is it just me, or was the end of this past school year lackluster at best. Admittedly I was a mediocre homeschooling parent, but even then it seems like we slowly faded into summer rather than the grand explosion of excitement and frenzy that normally unfolds in our household. Sure there have been the usual … Continue reading Summer Vacation in an Outbreak

Live a Life Full of Music

May 23, 2020Leave a comment

I strongly encourage everyone to live a life full of music. Be it any age, in any place, music is accessible to all. It transcends class barriers and preconceived notions. It can transport you to anytime and anyplace. It can bring up episodes of nostalgia or help process big emotions and feelings. Through it, we … Continue reading Live a Life Full of Music

Feeding Your Family

May 4, 2020Leave a comment

You have heard me say before that I am a snack bitch. Well, the global crisis has elevated me to the title of Grand Culinarian. I have a general experience these days that all I am doing is cooking and cleaning. And I suppose if I'm having this experience there are probably many of you … Continue reading Feeding Your Family

Screaming In The Silence

April 21, 2020April 21, 2020Leave a comment

I recently voluntarily (those strongly encouraged) engaged in 26 hours of social silence. This meant no small talk over meals, no cracking wise-ass remarks to those around me, not complementing a passerby, or needing to filter the words I’m saying because I wasn't saying anything. This was part of the curriculum for my 200 hr … Continue reading Screaming In The Silence

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