Bracing for Impact
The next four weeks are going to be intense. Really, really intense. It all starts tomorrow and I feel like I’m physically and psychologically bracing mys...
Category: Life
Work Implosion
Things are totally imploding at work right now. It went downhill so fast I still can’t really wrap my head around it. We are piloting a new schedule this ...
Thoughts on a Friday
Some thoughts on a Friday… I responded to comments on the past post. I hate when I can’t get to them until the next day, but such is life sometimes....
Self-Deception and Self-Compassion
I’ve been thinking a lot about Mali’s comment on my last post, especially the part about how when she learned to love herself she was able to love h...
Striking a balance
The blogosphere seems quiet these days. Or is it just me? This is my third day with some time to myself. The kids have school but my district is off. I have so ...
Writing that no one else needs to see
I’ve taken to writing in my journal again. Or in some random google doc. Sometimes I write in those places–instead of here–because I’m w...
Achievement Unlocked
I’ve written before (though maybe only on my other blog), that one thing I’ve struggled with during this stage in my life is a perceived lack of acc...
The Loneliness of Being Done with a Good Book (and recommendations please)
I was writing to a friend this morning, talking about how this past week has been pretty decent–almost completely without that crushing weight that freque...
Time
Holy shit, life has been busy. Lately the lack time has felt severe, to the point that I start to get panicky thinking of all the things I have to do and how fe...