Technology: It Matters.
It is fine if you don’t want to learn how to use technology. But it means you are going to end up at my blog again, and again.
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I saw through the water.
Do you know what is stressful? Planning a wedding. Do you know what is even more stressful? NOT planning a wedding. I’ve been doing a lot of not planning lately. Which means the next 6 weeks should be interesting. So I wasn’t thrilled when Mike wanted to squeeze one more camping trip in this weekend. Every time I thought about losing
Read more5 Things Worse Than Fat
We've convoluted the word fat from something that describes a body type to something that describes someone's worth. And I can't stand it.
Read moreWhy be Pretty?
I’ve battled pretty my entire life. I spent decades trying to be the word. Years trying to dissect the word. Now, after raising two young girls all I want to do is dismiss the word completely. It has stolen years of my life, more money than I ever want to think about, and lots and lots of joy. And why?
Read moreMy firework baby
Dear Evan, You were Almost my firework baby. One day late. The darkened streaks left smeared across the sky. The proof that something prodigious had just occurred. You were tiny and fierce. Full of surprises. You left everyone in awe. I was Captivated and devastated. The show was over. I was left to cleanup. But no longer alone. I held a tremendous force of
Read moreParenting: You’re Doing it Right.
You thought I was going to say you’re doing it wrong, didn’t you? Because that is what we hear most often. I went to counseling today. Not for myself, but for one of my kids. I’ve never been to a counselor before but my kid is struggling with things that I cannot help her with. It didn’t feel like admitting defeat,
Read moreIf your legs are working today then run
Dear Evan and Lulu, Someday you are going to wake up and part of your body will fail you. When it happens you will think of nothing else but what you cannot do. I currently can’t run. Even though I had a tumultuous relationship with running, I dream about it every night. My muscles twitch, my joints ache, and I
Read moreIs it Scary or is it Dangerous?
A few weeks ago I went out to check on my children (ages 5 and 7) who were playing with a friend down the street. I was checking on them every 10-15 minutes to see how they were doing. They were only about 7 houses away, although not visible from my house because of a bend in the road, and
Read morePRIDE
Dear Evan and Lulu, “I have a long way to go and a lot to learn, but I feel committed to Idaho. I’m tied to it. And I would love to see it become, and help it to become, a much better place for my daughter to grow up.” That was a quote from me In 2007 when I was
Read moreTo moms of sh**theads everywhere.
When I was 15 years old my mother told me I was being a shithead. She always had a knack for telling it like it is. I was in the kitchen, reluctantly chopping cucumbers for a salad after she had repeatedly asked me for help. I don’t remember the specific shithead behavior I had partaken in, but I clearly
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Chop Wood, Carry Water 