My husband and I are a team. A detective team. We’re not licensed investigators or anything, but we have some skills. Within just one 24-hour period, we were faced with the following cases: Who dumped our laundry out of the dryer? Who was cooking and didn’t clean up their mess? Why is GrubHub at the… Continue reading A Winning Team
How long have you been waiting? However long it’s been, it probably feels like forever sometimes. You wake up, day after day, and nothing has changed. Or it’s changed for the worse. Or it’s reached a crisis point, again. And it feels like the waiting will never, EVER end. Some of you may be thinking,… Continue reading Waiting
I’d like to start a program. I’m going to call it Parenting Performance Review (PPR). It would be a time to sit down with your child and discuss how well YOU’VE done with THEIR current developmental phase. You could review all your hard work and get a real sense of accomplishment. Two-year-old PPR would be… Continue reading Performance Review
There are times when I suspect that my coworkers don’t even like me. It’s generally those times when I’ve just handed them one of my monthly reports, and they’ve said, “Michelle, I don’t even like you…” But I’m an accountant – you get used to it. Despite our warm and fuzzy reputation, despite our contagious… Continue reading A Balanced Account
I am so happy to see you. You know I always love your visits. Thank you, I know you do. I should visit more… You seem like you have something on your mind…? Is it that obvious? It is to me. It was an eventful time, wasn’t it? Um…I’m not sure… Having a family? Raising… Continue reading What Did You Learn?
My word for 2020 was THRIVE. I got the idea of having a “word for the year” from a podcast that I enjoy called “Happier with Gretchen Ruben.” She and her cohost spent an entire episode discussing their word selections, and the word selections emailed in by listeners. It was very motivating. Pick YOUR word… Continue reading My Word of the Year
I wake up before my alarm this morning. Fear pulls me out of my sleep, and it has plenty of troubling and accusing questions – as fear always does. Sure, it’s a good job, but do you realize how much more you could probably be making right now if you hadn’t stayed home with the… Continue reading The Sweet, Messy Center
