My grandpa died two weeks ago today. My dad’s dad. I’ve only been able to say those words out loud twice. Twice. Once it was only a whisper. Both times, I couldn’t finish without breaking down in tears. I’m in …
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Ten. The little baby that made us parents is ten years old today. After we tucked him into bed last night, and finished hanging up his birthday decorations, I allowed it to sink in and feel the feelings. I had …
When is the last time life presented you with a fork in the road? If you stop to think about it, you’ve probably been presented with multiple opportunities to choose: do I go this way or that way? I recently …
I still have our March 2020 hot lunch calendar hanging up inside our kitchen cabinet. Getting hot lunch was considered a treat for our then first-grader; something fun to do. We used to get the printed calendar monthly and it …
We’re in our sixth month of COVID life. The four of us are pretty much home, all together, all the time. Notable things that are missing from this new way of life: In-person shopping. Aside from going to Trader Joe’s …
Positive people feel depressed sometimes. And it doesn’t mean they aren’t still a positive person. I am a driven person; an ambitious person; an “anything is possible” person. And here we sit…sheltering in place for the last 30+ days with …
Yes, I am driven. Yes, I am ambitious. And yes, I will be late to most things. Time management is something that I have struggled with for as long as I can remember. Although I quit my corporate job, managing …
At the time of this post, it’s been seven months since I walked away from my corporate career and quit my job. In some ways it’s gone by quickly. In other ways, it feels like it was so long ago …
In my last role, I was lucky to have a boss with whom I could be transparent. When these big thoughts about what I really wanted in life started filling my brain, I opened up to him and explained how …
You may have seen articles floating around on social media that reference things like, “Sons of full time working moms more likely to help their future wives with household duties” or “Daughters of working moms will earn more money in …