Fall is, without doubt, one of my most favorite seasons. I love that the hot, tropical-feeling summers are over (along with the weeding, the mosquitos, the constant checking for ticks) and that the season for fires and jackets and crunching leaves is starting. This is one of the reasons why I love living in Virginia. … Read More Fall ‘n All
It’s been such a great month, this past December. I turned 34 years old. Chris and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary. We had Christmas in our own home for the first time. Such fun! It’s been a busy month, too. I’ve been back to work now for a little over 5 weeks, and I’m… Read More December 2014
Today started with one of those kinds of mornings. The kind that begin with early-early bed linen changes, giving a toddler an unexpected bath, and taking care of a fussy 1 year old who has a snotty nose. I started off on the wrong foot for sure, and we were all kind of grumpy. While… Read More Give Thanks in All Circumstances
One of the main reasons (that I hear) people offering up for moving to New Zealand is that they’re looking for a simpler lifestyle with a better work-life balance. New Zealand does a great job at providing employees with vacation time and encouraging them to take it (I believe that employees here are entitled to… Read More Living in New Zealand: Work-Life Balance
I know that I said that it would be several days before I posted again, but I really need to share about my last day at work. Before I left this morning, Chris asked if I thought I would get emotional today, and I think I said something like, “Nah, I’ll be fine!”. Yeah, right.… Read More Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend
Just when you think that all of your plans are in line, something happens to change things around. I told you all that we had our housing lined up – a townhouse only about a 5 minute drive away from Chris’ new university. We still have that housing arrangement, but we may need to find… Read More The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men…
Famous words from my mother: “If you feel sick, get out of bed!” The idea behind this line is that when you’re feeling sick, don’t lay around and think about it but get up and get moving. Obviously I’m not talking about the throwing-up-constantly-fever-of-100.2-can-barely-function type of illness, but those times when you just feel yucky… Read More If You Feel Sick, Get Out of Bed!
I’m tired. I worked till midnight last night, and I’m up early this morning to go in and work a double: 7:30am – midnight. I’m glad that I have tomorrow off, but right now, what I really, really want is to be here… I seriously cannot wait till our vacation – only 22 more days!… Read More Vacation is What You Take When You Can’t Take What You’ve Been Taking Any Longer
The following conversation took place between me and Chris this morning: Me: “I feel kinda sick this morning”Chris: “So don’t go to work”Me: “Chris! I’m not going to just not go to work just because I feel a little sick!”Chris: “OK. So go to work” And in the face of that brilliant logic, I’m off… Read More Morning Conversation
