As the first day of 2013 comes to a close, I think back on all of the day's failures and really wish that life offered mulligans. But then I think, life really is just one mulligan after another. Tomorrow, I get to do it all over again and in theory not repeat the same mistakes … Continue reading A New Outlook
2012
This was supposed to be a year of big changes for me. It would be awesome of this was a post about all the amazing things I accomplished and finished. But it isn't. It also isn't a post about how I failed miserably at all the things I wanted to accomplish (that certainly isn't anyway … Continue reading 2012
A Different 99%
99% of time we have been humans has been prehistoric and the wiring in our brain is much more attuned to that world than our own modern world. That was fascinating to think about. I hadn't thought about the implications that has as our brain tries to adapt to a more modern world, but the … Continue reading A Different 99%
When the Cat is Away
The mice come out to play. But the ironic (or irritating--depending on how you look at it) is that the cats (the real live furry ones) were at home. We had a family (I use that loosely) of mice living in our sunflower patch this summer. I could watch them from the safety of my … Continue reading When the Cat is Away
A New Normal
I took my children to school today at "regular time"--no Before School Program for them. I wanted to see them in their classrooms. I dropped Noah off out front (a perk of being in 1st grade--mom and dad don't have to bring him to class) and then parked and walked Zoë to her class and … Continue reading A New Normal
