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Unlocking The Next Life Level
16 years. I’ve been a stay at home mom for 16 years now, and for every one of those 16 years, I have had at least one child home with me. Sometimes several. But always at least one. Even during the pre-K half-day stints, there was still a kid home with me for at least part of the day. Until now. For the first time in 16 years, every single one of our six kids is in school full-time. And for the first time in 16 YEARS, I am home… alone. And to say that it feels strange is a vast understatement. I had planned to go back to teaching…
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Falling Back Into It
And just like that… summer’s gone. Done. Finito. OVER. It’s not ok. Nope. Already the temps here in NY have fallen into the high 60s, & everyone’s giddy for fall and pumpkin spice while I’m trying to hang onto my flip flops while wanting to punch the people who count the days ’til fall on Facebook in.the.frigging.FACE. There were many things I had planned to tell you here, & many anecdotes that would have been amusing to share. But the primary thing I want to tell you about Summer 2017 is this: It kicked my butt. SERIOUSLY. Summer is always a mixed bag here; while I enjoy the reprieve from…
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The Sum(mer) Of It All
Writing this post is, to me, the equivalent of taking a broom to sweep out the cobwebs congregating in the corners of the room. I know it’s been awhile. Since mid-summer, the blog has remained dormant, with nary a new post to be seen. (Image Courtesy of www.arizonaoddities.com) Where’s the Six Pack been? Well.. I wish I had a great reason to explain my absence. But the truth of it is really quite ordinary… Life happened. And I was too busy maintaining it for lots of people. We had a fairly uneventful summer. We did the ordinary things: visits to the local pool. Day trips to visit my sister and…
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Back To Busyness!
Long time, no see, eh? My apologies for the delay in posting. I’ve been skulking around the periphery of my social media outlets, but my blog posts have been wanting as of late. It’s not that there’s been nothing to write about -with this group, there’s ALWAYS something to write about- but the reality has been that although the material has been thick, the time has been short. Way too short. It happens this time of year… by the time the last few weeks of school roll around, I’m running on empty. Things start to slip. You know. Things like: Running late to soccer practice. Every.Single. Time. Muttering the…
