Who would have thought that massaging words all day would mean I would lose interest in writing for my blog after hours? (I did. I knew it would happen.) I wouldn’t change anything right now, but I’m amazed at how satisfying writing for media would be, coming from an occasional blogging background. I love blogging […]
How to do ‘Date Night’ when kids are home all the time
The last seven months have been different. And that’s putting it mildly. Many of us have been trying to stay safe and therefore have been spending a lot of time at home – or outside during the nice weather. Well, winter’s coming. The lazy days of summer are behind us for this year, and we’ll […]
Behind the scenes look at our fall, thanks to COVID
Here we are in the fall of 2020. We seem to be ramping back up to spring pandemic levels but life is still moving forward. I thought I would quickly give you a run down on how things are going with our household. It’s also nice to jot these things down for posterity. Having some […]
How to effortlessly raise good children
People have told me that my children are “well behaved” or “good.” It doesn’t always feel that way to me. But, I guess, if that’s their public persona, I should be happy. I definitely don’t feel like my children are always good. They fight. They spend too much time on screens. They make huge messes. […]
How to find a job when the kids go back to school
As the new school years amps up, some parents will be looking to return to the workforce. I am one of those parents. I have not really “searched” for a job since I was in early University (almost 20 years ago) so this all feels foreign to me. After landing my part-time pharmacy job during […]