Post-Vacation Reflections

Post-Vacation Reflections

Post-Vacation Reflections   I’ve just arrived home from a two-week vacation with my husband and 3 kids in Florida.  It was a lovely vacation, but I was also somewhat tense and stressed throughout it.  There were definitely times I was relaxed and could let go,...
Gratitude in Quarantine

Gratitude in Quarantine

The last six weeks of our shelter in place quarantine have flown by.  I planned on writing this post one week into quarantine, and I have absolutely no idea the time since then has gone.  Our last six weeks have consisted of two parents working from home with...
Coronavirus – Working remotely + kids out of school

Coronavirus – Working remotely + kids out of school

  This is an unprecedented time in the world right now with COVID-19 (aka Coronavirus) pandemic.  Schools are closed until further notice where I live, Atlanta, and most other cities aren’t far behind.  Most companies are recommending people who can work remotely...
I won’t know until I try

I won’t know until I try

I’m turning 40 this year.  I’m not sure if it’s this stage in my life or something that feels symbolic about the idea of 40, but lately I’ve been trying a lot of new things.  I’m realizing I just won’t know what I like and what will make me happy until I give...
How Noise Cancelling Headphones Make me a Better Parent

How Noise Cancelling Headphones Make me a Better Parent

I relish in silence and alone time, yet the current reality of my life is I don’t get a lot of it.  I’m at work all day around people talking to me or me talking to them.  When I come home, I am surrounded by three rambunctious kids who for some reason do a lot of...
Bunk Bed Perspective

Bunk Bed Perspective

I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase, “sometimes all you need is a chance in perspective.”  Today I got that, in the form of bunk beds. I spend too much of my weekends thinking about how behind I am at work and thinking about how I have stuff I need to be doing, but how I...

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