Swimsuit? Check. Goggles? Check. Sleeping bag? Check. Sweatshirt? Um, nope. As the mist hit the windshield and leaves blew across the road this morning, it quickly became apparent that Big forgot to pack the one thing he really needed to spend the night at my mom’s. His sweatshirt. And once I said it, I realized […]
15 Things I Learned, Um, Lately
If you go to blogging conferences and read blogs about…well, blogs, you know that you should 1) post daily, 2) post themed writing (like my lessons) on the same day each week, and 3) hmm, I don’t remember. (No wonder I stopped going to conferences…) As much as I love following rules, I have things […]
The Dance of Life
In high school, I was a dancer. I’m afraid I wasn’t born with much natural talent or flexibility, but I knew enough to learn the choreography and perform on stage, year after year, in fabulously cringe-worthy costumes.
12 Things I Learned This Week, Vol 147
Well, I don’t know about you, but after many rounds of Old McDonald Had a Fart at the dinner table tonight, I’m ready to send the kids back to school tomorrow… Lesson #1: It’s been a momentous week for me. Being featured on Huffington Post legitimized me as a blogger. Yelling at Little to stop […]
10 Things I Learned This Week, Vol 146
The last couple weeks have been full of new beginnings. Some have been bittersweet, while others have just been plain sweet. And some moments, well, they’ve pretty much been the exact opposite of sweet. (You know, like the ones that led me to write Lesson #10.)