Bookends: November 2024
I am currently trying to psych myself up to travel solo. We used to travel a lot as a family back when we homeschooled, but now that my not-yet-an-adult kid … Continue reading Bookends: November 2024
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Bookends: October 2024
October has been a busy month, mostly in a great way. My spouse and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary with a full week of staycation concerts, plays, and outings, … Continue reading Bookends: October 2024
Bookends: September 2024
September was a month of pushing myself outside of my comfort zones and getting a lot of practice putting the growth mindset I’m always talking with my children and my … Continue reading Bookends: September 2024
Bookends: February-August 2024
Well. The year certainly has been…yearing. Rather than go through a laundry list of what’s been keeping me busy, I’ll just say that I have had wonderful ups, dizzying downs, … Continue reading Bookends: February-August 2024
Bookends: January 2024
Over the winter break, I made some decisions about the direction of my professional life and how I prefer to spend my middle years, and by the end of January, … Continue reading Bookends: January 2024
2023: My Year in Books
This year was a year of changes for my family. My elder child graduated from high school and started college, and my younger child graduated from homeschool and started public … Continue reading 2023: My Year in Books
Bookends: November 2023
This month went by in a bit of a blur. It was stressful a lot of the time, but we made some time for fun. The best times were had … Continue reading Bookends: November 2023
Bookends: October 2023
October is usually my full-on spooky reading month, and while I did read several spooky/thriller-type novels, my work schedule kept me from doing the other reading-related things I look forward … Continue reading Bookends: October 2023
Bookends: September 2023
September is the month that I discovered that two weekend days aren’t enough to recharge me for the rest of the workweek. I’m not sure if it’s simply not enough … Continue reading Bookends: September 2023
Bookends: August 2023
There have been a lot of changes since last I posted. My elder child graduated from high school and we went on a big graduation trip during which I fell … Continue reading Bookends: August 2023
Bookends: January 2023
In January I focused on reading from the Tournament of Books Shortlist. I made some decent progress and completed 10 of the 18 titles. I finished 7 in December (well, … Continue reading Bookends: January 2023
2022: My Year in Books
This year was a more adventurous year than I’ve had since 2019. My family traveled for three weeks this summer (two weeks road tripping through western states hiking in high … Continue reading 2022: My Year in Books
Imperfect Happiness 