Apparently, by the time we reach “Mom age,” our tastes are supposed to have changed. We’re supposed to like meeting our other mom friends for coffee after the kids get off to school, dressing our children up in matchy-matchy outfits, and shopping for garden art. Yeah….I’m NOT that kind of Mom.What I am is a […]
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What percentage of your weekly activities are obligatory as opposed to desired? I think I need a giant blinking light over my bathroom mirror that reads “Do you really WANT to do this?” in bright pink lettering. Maybe then I’d remember not to overload our calendars so much that I end up wanting to quit absolutely […]
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Last week, fresh from moving all weekend and thoroughly exhausted, I realized I had bought a ticket to see Denise Duffield-Thomas in Miami on Monday night. Now, Miami is a four-hour drive from our new house; never mind that I couldn’t find a towel to take a shower, or a plate to have breakfast…It’s amazing […]
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I consider myself a fairly grateful person. I am well aware that I am blessed in many areas of my life, not least of which include: Health Finances (even while in debt!) Friendship Family Romance (hello – engaged to be married, remember?) However, that said, we’re in a phase right now where I frequently find […]
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