Outlines in the Landscape
This weekend was pretty nice. We didn’t end up having much going on which was exactly what we needed after being away last weekend. I enjoyed some one-on-...
Category: Identity
Insecurities and Self-Advocacy
I electronically accepted the terms of my life insurance policy this weekend. I have continued to feel a lot of ambivalence about purchasing this policy, and a ...
Missing My Compulsion
Things have calmed down a bit this week. I’ve had some time to write. The problem is, I haven’t wanted to. I have a long list of post ideas, but I c...
Officially Looking
These last couple of weeks have been really hectic. It was a perfect storm of converging obligations. First there was the end of the trimester, with all the gra...
Reactions
I was told, not long ago, that I am prone to overreact, to turn every minor set back into a four alarm fire. I was told this by someone who knows me well and wh...
The Lows
I am someone who is continually cycling through highs and lows. My highs are generally pretty awesome. I feel great. I am super productive. The possibilities se...
Mutually Exclusive
A lot of the articles I read about parenting insist on two imperative objectives: (1) parents taking care of themselves, so they will have the internal resource...
Introverts Among Us
I almost skipped the chapter in Raising your Spirited Child about extroversion and introversion. I am such a classic extrovert, constantly talking, riding an am...
My Own Personal SAHM v WOHM Debate (A Conclusion)
I feel like I should wrap this series* up in sparkly paper and curly ribbons, but honestly, I don’t know how (and I’ve always been more of a Dollar ...