Parental Involvement
I chose to become a teacher, in part, so I would have more flexibility in the afternoons to participate in my kids lives. I wanted to be available to meet with ...
Category: Marriage
Back to Work
On Wednesday I officially go back to work. While I always feel a fair amount of regret that summer is ending, there is a tinge of relief lacing the disappointme...
“DIY Couples Retreat”
This past weekend was our DIY Couples Retreat. I will start by saying it was a really wonderful 24 hours. We had an amazing time, and I haven’t felt this ...
Improvement
So, things in my marriage are looking up. We definitely hit bottom for a few days after my husband refused to go to the couples weekend. But then I wrote my hus...
In Search of Spirituality
{I wrote this the Friday before I found out my aunt died; it felt disingenuous to put it up that following week. I’ve been thinking about it a lot since t...
Repair Job
My marriage is… okay right now. It’s not great. It’s not awful. It would be easy to stay here, in this okay place, for a long time. Honestly t...
Giving a f*ck
I need to find a marriage counselor and make an appointment. I don’t really want to. I’m so tired of working on my marriage. So, so tired. It’...
Full Circle
{So this post started one way, and ended another. And the way it ended felt pretty profound. It may seem like I figured all this stuff out already– I̵...
The First Steps in a Journey of 1,000
I’m hoping to talk more about self-compassion soon, about what it looks and sounds like, and how one might actually practice it, if they were so inclined....