Adulting Is Kicking My Butt

Normally, I’d say I do pretty well at “adulting.” Let’s be honest, I was probably more adult at twelve than some people are at twenty. But adulting is really kicking my butt right now. Last week, midweek, I had a really black moment. My oldest was mad at me–mad in a way every parent is…

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Family Business, Part 1

Every so often, a girl’s just got to share the collected gems that don’t warrant a post all their own. So while Christian and I are off enjoying our weekend away, I’m going to take advantage of the down time. Today in the spotlight: Christian and Alex. Christian A couple of weeks ago we found…

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Unencumbered. Sort of.

I stopped carrying a purse when I was a freshman in college. I had a backpack and my flute case, and whatever I needed would fit within them. I stopped wearing a watch shortly after I started having hand problems my sophomore year of college. I realized that my stress level was much, much higher…

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