by Michelle | Jun 30, 2021 | About Me, Family, Jim, Kids, Miscellaneous, Work
The struggle is real, folks. Moira Rose is my hero Now that the house is 90 percent complete, for the first time in over a year, I find myself with a lot more time on my hands. I will admit that I don’t really know what to do with myself. To further complicate...
by Michelle | Jan 1, 2021 | About Me, Family, Holidays, Jim, Kids, Miscellaneous
As I sit here in my new house, surrounded by my family with the sounds of two slumbering dogs and Hozier playing on the speakers, I am of two minds about 2020. On the one hand, there is no doubt it was an unusual and sometimes difficult year. On the other hand, there...
by Michelle | Sep 17, 2020 | About Me, Miscellaneous
Like millions of other readers around the world, Jo Rowling’s Harry Potter series had a profound impact on my life. Unlike so many readers, Harry Potter and his friends defined my parenthood. You see, I discovered the series right after giving birth to Connor....
by Michelle | Jul 7, 2020 | About Me, Family, Jim, Kids, Miscellaneous
It has been a few weeks since I last posted, and what a few weeks it has been. When last I posted, I mentioned that we were going to downsize. This meant getting our house ready for selling, which confirmed why we need to downsize. Between Holly and me, we went...
by Michelle | Mar 24, 2020 | About Me, Miscellaneous
I love not working. I’m good at not working. I was made for not working. I don’t love not working when the rest of my family is home. I have yet to determine why their presence hinders my ability to do the things I want to get done around the house, but it...
by Michelle | Mar 19, 2020 | About Me, Family, Jim, Kids, Miscellaneous, Work
Folks, it’s been a week. Hell, it’s been a year. I started it out with every intention of being more present, more aware, and more careful about avoiding extraneous stress at work. I knew I did not want to live life like I had through most of 2019 and made...
