I had to go to Costco today because I promised Number 7 I would buy her some seaweed. She loves seaweed. But with the coronavirus hysteria, the whole world is apparently preparing for the apocolypse, and even waiting until 5:30 PM on a Sunday when Costco closes at 6 was not late enough to avoid […]
Life at My House
Sitting In Discomfort And Feeling The Shitty Feelings
In yesterday’s post, I wrote about our decision to move back to our local swim team after two years on a different team. A team the kids are all enjoying being a part of and a team where I very much enjoy coaching. I know this is the right decision for us. But BOY am […]
Time For Change
A couple weeks ago I mentioned I was going through a thing. I think it’s a midlife crisis. Or, as I prefer to call it, a midlife wake up call. After a near collapse and total shutdown about three weeks ago, I started seriously reevaluating my life. And since then, I’ve had a series of […]
Necessity Is Definitely The Mother Of Invention. And Pancakes.
This morning I got a call from Number 5 who is ten years old at 6:40 am. I had just pulled into the parking lot for the last day of a 3-day meet Number 4 is swimming in. Number 5 had just woken up and she just wanted to say hello. I talked to her […]
Are You Living A Life With Time To Live?
I am in the process of reevaluating my life. I’m looking at what I’ve convinced myself is important and what is actually important. I’m looking at what will matter 20 years from now and what won’t. What my kids and I will remember and cherish and what won’t even show up on the radar when […]
The (re)Institution of Family Movie Night
If you’ve been reading my blog posts over the last couple weeks you know I’m going through a little bit of a… thing. An awakening. You know, as I sit here typing this, it’s really probably my version of a mid-life crisis. Or more like a mid-life breakthrough. I turned 50 last September, and I […]
