The weather here in Connecticut officially feels like fall. The leaves are beginning to show the first signs of turning colors, and the temperatures are perfect for hiking. Last weekend I took the kids to Steep Rock Preserve in Washington, CT. We had never been there before, and I’m still kind of new to hiking,
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RBG Was A Badass. She Was Also A Shitty Cook.
I’ve been doing a lot of reading about Ruth Bader Ginsburg since her passing. I knew she was a trailblazer, but I didn’t know a whole lot about her specifically. I’ve learned a lot in the last few days about how she was a champion for women’s rights. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was one of the
How We Are Handling School This Year
The town we live in started off the school year with two options: a hybrid model of two days in school and three days remote, or five full days of remote. As you know, Number 4 (9th grade) is away at boarding school. She is super fortunate to be having full, in-person school. That leaves
My 51st Birthday
Today is my 51st birthday. I can’t believe I’m that old. I’ll say what everybody else says. I do NOT feel that old. Honestly I feel like a really wise and experienced thirty-year-old who is finally comfortable in her own skin, no longer gives a fuck about the judgments of other people, and who is
The First Week
It’s been a week since I watched Number 4 walk away from the existence we had known for the last fourteen years and into a new phase of life. Last Friday I dropped her off at boarding school for her freshman year of high school. This was not something I ever envisioned doing. I imagined
Fifteen Hours
In fifteen hours I’m leaving to take Number 4 to school. She starts her freshman year at the boarding school she worked her ass off to get into. When she discovered the school two and a half years ago, she decided she was going there for high school. We told her she could go, but