As I think about 2022, the only word that comes to me is “change.” I’ve had many years of change in my life, as we all have. I mean, the saying is “the only constant in life is change,” right? For me, 2022 brought some of the best, most satisfying change I’ve experienced so far. … Continue reading A Year of Change
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Never Say Never
One thing I’ve learned in my life is that any time I say I’m “never” gonna do something, I inevitably do exactly that thing. Seriously! I may not do the thing for years or decades, but rest assured that if I say I’m “never” gonna do it, it’s coming down the pike sooner or later. … Continue reading Never Say Never
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And Again…
Seeing the faces of those TEN-YEAR-OLDS and their beautiful teachers continues to gut me. My daughter works at an elementary school. My fiancé is in and out of local schools all day every day. I work in our schools on a regular basis. This is real shit for us. You better believe that every time … Continue reading And Again…
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Tell Your Stories
I love this quote from Anne Lamott. When I started this blog, I decided to tell my stories. Some people have loved that. Others? Not so much. I’ve always been careful not to name names since this is a public blog, and I will continue to be discreet about that. What I won’t do, however, … Continue reading Tell Your Stories
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Sidelined
Back in 2014, I made a dumbass comment to my best friend in a moment of anger that led to us not speaking to each other until October of 2021. Decades of friendship down the drain with a single comment. We were both dealing with personal family issues at the time. She had been a … Continue reading Sidelined
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Going Up
The house goes on the market tomorrow. I’m excited and nervous. I’ve been driving my son over each morning so he can continue riding the bus to school, and today after he left, I took a few minutes to walk around inside and look at the finished staging. It’s my house but not anymore, you … Continue reading Going Up
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The Stage
I went to check on the house this morning. Apparently, we’d left some dishes there, and I wanted to see what they were since I hadn’t missed anything (yet!). When I drove around the corner, the staging truck was there. It was early, but they were taking furniture in, so I just stayed out of … Continue reading The Stage
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Bit By Bit
My house is empty except for some junk in the garage that needs to go to the dump. It was a week and half of moving everything to our new place, and I think we’re finished with all that - finally! Now to get the house listed… My realtor is amazing. She’s helped with paint, … Continue reading Bit By Bit
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The Chirp
We’ve spent three nights in our new apartment, and boy, has it been an adventure. We decided to move before the house goes on the market so that some painting and other work could be done without wrangling the dog and the kid or trying to keep things pristine when the home is being shown. … Continue reading The Chirp
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The Last Sleep
I’m snuggled in my bed in the house I’ve lived in for the past 21 years. It’s the last time I will sleep in this house. Though it’s been in the works for about a year, and we picked up the keys to our new place this week, it didn’t hit me until I was … Continue reading The Last Sleep
Meatballs & Butterflies 