why we should all have a get out bag
A “get out” bag (or “go-bag”) is exactly what it sounds like – it’s a bag you grab as you’re getting the heck out of your home during an emergency situation.
so you think you want a dog?
In the years we’ve been together, I’ve sporadically asked M if we could get a dog. Since we lived in a dog-free apartment, it was as much a running joke as anything – I knew I wanted a dog one day, but I also knew it wasn’t a possibility. Until it was. Last summer, the… Continue reading so you think you want a dog?
puppy love
Y’all – I’ve got it. I’ve got it baaaaaaaaad. If you don’t follow me on social media, you’ve been blissfully unaware of our big news. We adopted a greyhound on January 5! To say we’re smitten would be the understatement of the year: I’m absolutely, head over paws, in love. No one in my family… Continue reading puppy love
the final single digit
It’s the final year of decade of parenthood, and I can’t believe we’re there now.
finding the quiet
Finding (or making) quiet is something I gravitate towards more and more as I get older, and when it’s not possible to have total peace and quiet, I find small things to make me feel more at peace.
thirty-one
As I officially embrace being a “thirty-something”, my (not so)little boy will have his final single-digit birthday in just a few weeks.
be a little less grinch-y
For some, this season is wrought with emotional turbulence and stress. Don’t make that worse.
