Category: Being an Adult
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Dog Days of Summer
I just googled this to find out what it really means as the phrase has become relevant to our current situation. As I type this, I’m watching a large, hairy, German Shepard lounging across my pleather love seat, chewing on her leg. Ms. Naughty Pants, not her real name, is staying with us for two…
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Thursday’s Tomfoolery
I happened to open my phone’s internet browser this afternoon. Titles of the opened windows follows below. Who opened all of these windows? Who has been on my phone? When did this happen? Where are my children right now? The Biggest and Largest Spiders in the World World’s Biggest Jumping Spider 14 World’s Largest Spiders…
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Immunity to Competence: Mothering at its Most Rational
So…my workplace offers coaching, and it’s available at no cost by a competent individual. I couldn’t say no. We’ve been walking through this process – Immunity to Change – based on the book Immunity to Change: How to overcome it and unlock the potential in yourself and your organization, by Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow…
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Was Mona Lisa a Momma?
I think it was her picture on the side of Cinzetti’s, an eat-til-you-die Italian buffet restaurant north of Denver, that sparked an intense conversation about the Mona Lisa on the way to church this morning. Daughter: “Momma, I just saw the lady from my school! I just saw the lady from my school! Her picture…
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Watching My Battery Drain: Microblog Monday
Picture this: It’s my day off. My car’s check engine light has been on eternally and it is in the shop, being diagnosed. I am armed with my laptop and a coffee, ready to jump back into writing after months away. I could write enough to fill a book. And I forgot my power cord.…
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Thankful Thursday: A Microblog
It is 1:00 pm and I find myself ridiculously happy, waiting to go pick up my son for his orthodontist appointment. The stress surrounding my son and his school and my dying dog has briefly relocated to my back burner. Before noon today, I had discovered the following: Upon Googling “Is popcorn fattening?” I learned…
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Bear With Me While I Obsess: School Tours Round 2
You are wondering right now if I’ve quit my job so I can focus full time on obsessing and complaining about my kids’ education. Rest assured, I have not. My son emptied out his desk yesterday and brought home a meager 10 or so sheets of paper from the past few months of school. One…
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An Ode to Siri, My Trusted Co-Parent
The other day, I felt like I might have landed on a brilliant invention. An app you can use to have those difficult conversations with your child. Instead of having conversations about drugs, sex, and Donald Trump with your kids, why not just create an app to whom you can delegate that responsibility. I mean, there…
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School Meetings and My Pagan Daughter
The long awaited meeting finally occurred and I hope some forward movement will happen regarding my son’s school situation. I went into the meeting in a state of hyper vigilance. I probably could have felt a speck of dust land on me, but I wasn’t nervous. My son’s teacher had already made cultural and economic…
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Chin Hairs, Chronic Pain, Stuffy Noses and Memory Loss, No Problem
I’ve been on this serious regimen of health improvement over the past month, ever since the visit to my doctor. At the prompting of some readers and friends, I opted to give a chiropractor a go. If you have mentioned to me over the past month that I need to try this, nice work, you…
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