A wild life is worth living.
The most difficult transition for me as a single parent is the wild swing between Mom and Human Woman. When I was a stay-at-home mom, I rarely left the house without my kids in tow. Babysitters were rare, so experiencing life as an adult was fleeting and required a lot of planning. Now that my... Continue Reading →
You can't actually do it all. Now that I'm working, things are falling through the cracks, and the first to go were Mom's pet projects. I attempted to continue a weekly post here, private writing, light writing for work, professional organizing in people's homes, making holidays magical, caring for three children, cooking for fun, and... Continue Reading →
If you've been separate from your spouse for a year, you'd think most sticky situations would have come up over the course of 365 days. We've all had birthdays and every holiday, done school and summer breaks, traveled, looped in grandparents and cousins, surely we know what we're doing by now. You would be wrong.... Continue Reading →
Every year in Louisville, Kentucky, there's a four-day rock/metal festival called Louder Than Life. The catch is you have to buy your ticket before the lineup is announced or it'll sell out, and I was not even on the fence. I was behind the fence making no effort to cross. How could I commit to... Continue Reading →
The last year has been an ever-humbling reminder that you can't do it all. Or, you can't do it all well. Attempting to scotch tape a social life together out of a handful of free hours makes for flimsy attachments and distracted parenting. Now that I have started working, I am again reminded that I'm... Continue Reading →
It is finally less oppressively hot in Houston, though no less humid. Hurricane season isn't over, and you still sweat when you so much as look out the window, but the weather is indeed changing. Halloween decor is going up around our neighborhood and big box stores have moved straight to Christmas decor. Most importantly,... Continue Reading →
There are bad changes that come with divorce, but there are also a lot of good changes that have surprised me. Lately, I've been thinking about traditions. We don't have to completely abandon the things we did before, but we also don't have to adhere to previously agreed upon rules anymore. Our lives are really... Continue Reading →
I have more free time in this new life I've created, and that's not always a good thing. Since the end of my marriage I have done my best to fill my time with things that bring me joy whenever possible. At first I was packing the house to relocate so I barely sat down... Continue Reading →
I had every intention of writing something witty and profound, but you'll just have to take my word for it. It would have been hilarious/touching and the best post I've ever published, but we have been a tad distracted. Two weeks ago, we had torrential rain that flooded significant sections of the county. We had... Continue Reading →
Farewell, old house! I love to relocate. I moved a lot as a kid, and after I've lived somewhere three years, I start to wonder what's next. We moved around because of my dad's job, and my husband doesn't have the same kind of job, so moving around isn't as necessary (once we moved to... Continue Reading →
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