It’s no secret that we had a really rough start to our year—already by the end of March, we’d dealt with death and illness and loss and tragedy, and there was a point around the beginning of April where I was so beset with anxiety over what was lurking around the corner for us …
You may or may not have noticed that I haven’t been blogging as much as I was before. (In case you need a breakdown of my “usual” blogging schedule, I usually blog on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, which equates to around 12 times a month). By any standard of regular blogging, 12 times a month …
1. We’ve been fortunate in that we largely feel this home we’re in the process of buying is a really good fit for us and that, in many ways, it does seem that it was “meant to be.” So while my emotions–which usually tend towards anxiety and worry–have been surprisingly at peace throughout the …
It’s funny, because the home-buying process has been not at all like what I expected— I expected us to perhaps wait for a home in one of those areas we really liked, or I expected that we would go and see scores of houses before finally settling on The One. And when we did find …
Before becoming a parent, I was totally behind the idea that sometimes, you just need to get away from your troubles for awhile to sort of hit the “refresh” button on your life. And Matt and I were fairly good at taking those breaks—we usually took a vacation together over spring break, we (okay, …
In the hustle of each day, I don’t always take time out to think about my goals as a mother, as a wife, as a friend. Often, I’m just so preoccupied trying to feel like I’m keeping up that I forget to look up and make sure I’m headed in the right direction. I’m …
I’ve gotten all thrown off on my usual M/W/F posting schedule because I’ve been feeling a bit exhausted by this whole house-hunting thing (which is ridiculous, really, since we have hardly even started). But I was determined not to let the 10th pass by without doing my usual 10 on 10, so I’ve forced myself …
The first year we were married, we rented our first apartment together, I graduated from college, we both suffered through the worst jobs we’ve ever had, and we finished our first (and maybe last) marathon together, hand in hand. The second year we were married, I landed my first teaching job, we went on an …
