Jobs and Careers
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Snack Cups
Our family has fallen into a lazy snacking routine. It happened over the summer. It was easier to grab prepackaged snacks and go than it was to cut and pack up fruits and…
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Surviving Survival Mode
Oh, my. The last two weeks have kicked my booty, friends. We have been in survival mode around here lately, but I think we are finally coming out of it. I can’t remember…
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Summer Ideals
This past weekend was the big family festival that Chris’s theater puts on every year. It’s his baby. He and his staff plan it and organize it for months, so when the big…
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This Video Will Self Destruct
So, a few weeks ago, I was sitting in my kitchen, enjoying a few glasses of wine, and flipping through my school calendar. Suddenly, I realized that 8th grade day was coming up…
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Laid Off and Moving On
This morning, Chris sent me an email that said one of our best friends had been suddenly laid off from his job. I was shocked because our friend had just moved here to…
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Bringing Your Work Home
One of the things that came out of the Big Fight of 2013 is the realization that Chris and I had stopped sharing small things about our days with each other. Either because…
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Take a Bow, Mom
Tomorrow, February 28, is my mom’s last day as a working woman. She’s retiring after a lifetime of being a full-time working mom. I am so darn proud of her. Sadly, I don’t…
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Nagging vs. Communicating
Chris and I are coming off the heels of a tough month for our marriage. We go through these periodically, and I’m hoping that’s fairly normal. About once a year, there’s a big…
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Giving Joy Away
Here’s a very weird fact about me. When I’m mad at you, I’m going to give you a present. Isn’t that weird? Even I have always thought that was weird, but it’s an…
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Where Have All the Bloggers Gone?
Well, hello there, imaginary friends! I feel like I haven’t spoken with you all in ages! Things on the home front have been chaotic and things at work have been…well… chaotic. That means…
