I’m in the middle of a mid-winter, life-is-changing, condo-is-a-mess, I’ve-been-unemployed-for-over-6-months revitalization binge. One thing that absolutely must happen as part of this process is a personal makeover. Fear not: this does not mean that I will start wearing make-up! Or even heels. However, it’s time for a clean-out, clean-up and freshen-up. For the past week, …
I recently happened on a long document (185 pp.) consisting of emails I wrote when I was in grad school in Virginia. It’s quite a trip going back and remembering the people, experiences and emotions of my youth. Some reflections as I look back on late 20s/ early 30s: in other ways I’m relieved to …
Today we celebrated my dad’s birthday (yay dad!) with a dinner at my parents’ home. We made an attempt to go around the table and share what our expectations or hopes were for the year. We talked about prosperity and environmental destruction, flying cars and change. Our daughter announced that the year is going to …
It doesn’t happen often, but once in a while, things just go right. I had a meeting today in someone’s home and decided to bring our girl. It was my first attempt to work with her there (and no back-up!). I knew things could get kind of wild. She was dressed in her ballet outfit …
I made two new year’s resolutions. The first: to write. I know that I need to flesh these out a bit, so here I go with writing: I remember when I was younger – probably a teenager – and an adult I knew asked me if, given all the reading I did, I wanted to …
This year, I read a lot and loved it. Reading gave me insights into health, finances, parenting and children’s education. It exposed me to different ways of looking at the world. It expanded my empathy and understanding of what life might be like for those who grew up in different circumstances than I did. And …
I wanted to write about being a stay at home mom, but today I don’t think I can. Why? Because I’m not sure if I am one. The summer months, while I was on salary continuance, I was supposed to be looking for work and developing business ideas. Because I’m obsessive like that (to do …
For a book lover (addict?), few things can be harder than admitting you don’t have time to read all the books you want to. I don’t, and it needs to change. I’ve had a pile of great library books come in, along with a trip out of town, work on my business, a bit of …
We have been trying for a long time to find social outlets for our girl. Basically, I mainly fail at finding mom friends (big thanks to those I do have!!). And our girl can take a while to warm up. She is amazingly fun, funny, happy and energetic around the loving adults in her life. …
Baby & I were just reading He Bear, She Bear – a Berenstein Bears’ look at gender and gender roles in a “learn to read” format (my thoughts on graded, leveled and easy-read books are another post). I appreciate the authors’ attempt (c. 1974) to open up work possibilities for women by emphasizing how anyone …