I adore Chip and Joanna Gaines. Seriously. Adore. I love them as much as you can love any other TV couple that seems to have it absolutely all together. They are adorable. Their relationship is adorable. Their children are adorable. … Continue reading
A new year. Fresh start. A time for setting unrealistic goals. Let’s all lose 50 pounds, organize every square inch of our home and become a dream spouse/parent/child. New Year’s resolutions exhaust me. I think the idea that we would … Continue reading
We finked out on Christmas cards this year due to sheer laziness. True story. But the internet is amazing and we’d still love to include you in on this year’s family highlights. We both turned 40. Facing down increasing chin … Continue reading
Nothing says Merry Christmas to a pharmaceutical rep quite like: You’re being let go. You’re being relieved of your position. You’re being downsized. We’ve chosen to pursue a different direction. You’re no longer needed. You’re talking to me all wrong … Continue reading
Thank you. Were I a normal, efficient woman, I might leave it as such. Simply thank you. The core of this post and two simple words. However, since my preference is to write stories, I wish to elaborate on this … Continue reading
Five years. It seems an instant ago and a lifetime away all at once. I miss her so often. Sometimes in open, feeling it acutely kind of missing. Other times just under the surface. And always in varying degrees and … Continue reading
With the fall sports approaching full swing, or touchdown depending on your sport, I have seen more than my fair share of memes surrounding etiquette at the ball field. Despite the truth found in these little cartoon nuggets, I find … Continue reading
In exactly one month I enter a new decade. I’m hitting the next milestone, the one I remember my parents celebrating with black balloons and gag gifts from friends. It is easier for me to grasp that we would be celebrating their 40th … Continue reading
Dear Kilmer, It was 2003 when you sauntered into the front yard of my first house. The house I bought as a young, single woman. You strolled up in mid February at that little single story on Kilmer Lane. You were skinny and scraggly … Continue reading
This week marks the one year anniversary of my transition from a full to part time sales position. The adjustment from 40 to 20 work hours per week has allowed for a considerable amount of margin in our lives. So … Continue reading