I am in the middle of the morning on the last day of the first full week of school. If you think i’m excited, you are greatly mistaken. I will be excited when I’m in my safe place after the bell rings today. I will be elated then. This week has had some ups and […]

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I’m on day 2 of working full time after more than a decade. Here’s what I’ve learned so far: 1. Mornings are even more hectic when you yourself have to leave prepared for work. I actually forgot to have coffee and my morning medicine just because I didn’t have enough time on day 1. Day […]

Read More Going Back To Work: Early Observations

My husband and I had an interesting weekend. I had a few consecutive days off of work before the new school year starts and I’m stuck to a firm schedule. I sprung a last minute vacation idea on my husband and he was ecstatic! Kidding, he was not into it. We did a “staycation” in […]

Read More Geezers

Ever feel like you are the dysfunctional family on the block? Luckily we live in a subdivision, so we get to see and hear all kinds of dysfunction to keep our perspective. Summer Facebook and Instagram feeds can be a happiness trap. It’s easy to see all the fun vacation pics, the smiling kids, the […]

Read More August Mom Here..

My daughter asks lots of questions about death and what’s real and what’s not.  She’s nearly 9 (wtf?!) and I’m not totally sure what her fascination is with death. I think it’s just a phase kids go through. She has seen pets die, she has heard stories of family that is no longer with us… […]

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I’ve been back to work now for two months – or in public school lingo, 1 paycheck. This morning I woke up with a sinus headache that radiated across my entire head and caused me to eventually ralph. That hasn’t happened in a long time, and the most frequent occurred when I lived in Austin, […]

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