Category Archives: Work

Sweet Summertime!

  Today was the last day of preschool and Friday was the girls last day at Mary’s (pictures above are from Friday morning).  It’s amazing how much they’ve grown this year! Bo’s preschool program was this morning and in my … Continue reading

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On Writing

I’m slowly coming to terms with calling myself a writer.  Writers write and I write every day.  I may not write well.  I am definitely not always grammatically correct.  But I write.  I’m also making peace with the fact that … Continue reading

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Top Five Feelings of a Hybrid Mom

Raising my three little ones while working four part-time jobs and freelancing combines to make me feel a hundred different ways on a given day.  While there are numerous perks to being a so-called hybrid mom, sometimes the negatives out … Continue reading

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My First Paid and Published Piece

My first paid and published piece.  January 2012 – Chicago Parent. Holy crud.  I’m really doing this!

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Goals for 2012

I’m choosing to call these goals instead resolutions.  Last year, I wrote about my goals for the year, and many of them were the same overarching themes that I addressed in 2007.  I’m still striving for all of those things, … Continue reading

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Third Annual Christmas Break Disconnect

I started this tradition when the girls were babies and it seemed like such a good idea that I’ve decided to carry it over every year. I wrote about my first disconnect here and my plans for disconnecting last year … Continue reading

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So, I’ve decided I want to be a writer.

Go ahead – roll your eyes – but know that I’m not totally ridiculous. I realize that the blog posts I pound out here in 10 minutes a day don’t make me a writer. Many of them are filled with … Continue reading

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Conflicted Flexibility

I’ve spent the last two weeks conflicted about my fall schedule.  Yesterday, I posted on Facebook – “I’m having a ridiculously difficult time deciding how many classes I’m willing to teach this fall. Money v. Time v. Children. Ack.” and … Continue reading

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Disconnecting Over Winter Break

You may remember, that last year I took a 5 day break from technology and truly enjoyed being disconnected during the holidays. Like last year, I haven’t had a day off since then, but I’m less bitchy about it this … Continue reading

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Fall Schedule

This week’s dilemma is the rapidly approaching start of school and the fact that I am totally not prepared for our schedule to change.  So much so that I haven’t even been able to make crucial decisions that will impact us for … Continue reading

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