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January 1 dawns on us all as another new year. The opportunity to start fresh, to mend those not so healthy/productive/soul-filling ways. We clink the glasses, we sip the bubbly, we smooch our sweethearts and find ourselves filled with the excitement and possibility of a new year. Then the holiday shimmer wears off. The emptyContinue reading “Blank Pages”

“What is it that binds us to this place as to no other? It is not the well or the bell or the stone walls. Or the crisp October nights or the memory of dogwoods blooming.” Charles Kuralt offered his own answer to this question during his speech at the UNC Bicentennial in 1993. ThatContinue reading “Priceless Gem”

This fall has tested my mettle. I’m spending more days in the office. Not just more days, but really every minute that both boys are occupied at school is a moment that I’m in the office. Although that’s great for getting work done, it’s put pressure on how to accomplish school volunteering opportunities, running errandsContinue reading “Inspiration”

There are things we do as parents for our children that they will never fully appreciate simply because, to them, they just happen. Things like clothes, food, a treat in their lunch box. One day, they may grasp the fact that there are a number of people in this world who don’t have that typeContinue reading “Making Magic”

We have nearly two full months of this school year under our belts around here and it’s safe to say we’re getting our sea legs. The morning routine is running relatively smoothly, the car pools are worked out for after school karate, the volunteer slots are in the calendar, the pantry and fridge are fullContinue reading “Adjustments”

I was the neighborhood babysitter when I was in middle and high school. I loved it. I had several families in our small little hood that I sat for regularly – the C’s had me over every Wednesday after school to watch their two little ones while the mom was taking classes at a localContinue reading “A New Appreciation”

Every morning, we rush our little guy out the door with pleading voices to brush your teeth, grab your back pack, get dressed, don’t miss the bus. We breathe a sigh of relief after he boards the bus for another day of learning in the first grade, confident we’ve provided him with a healthy breakfast,Continue reading “Another School Year, Another School Shooting”

Most days, my flex schedule is great. I get a few mornings in an office setting with adult conversation, thought-provoking challenges and a kid-free zone to work. I am able to be home to play, meet the school bus and make a family dinner. Appointments for the kids can be made for times when I’mContinue reading “Flexing Frustrations”

I think it’s safe to say that if you’ve ever listened to NPR, you’ve sat in your driveway or in a parking lot listening to the soothing narration, the metered cadence of voice over, hanging on every turn of the story until you got to the satisfying end (I mean, they made a whole CDContinue reading “A Son’s Love”

I read Lean In awhile ago and promised I’d write up a review since it spoke to me, my situation and the struggles I, and most of the women I know (working moms, single moms, at home moms, women without children…), face on a daily basis. But, life gets in the way from such high-mindedContinue reading “Leaning is the First Step”