The challenge of #BestThingsToday
I seem to be doing my very own personal NaBloPoMo, may it rest in internet peace. I don’t write for weeks, and then November hits and I suddenly feel the urge to throw words against the wall. Or maybe this …
Current events
Open mouth, insert stocking
I broke one of my most deeply held personal commandments. What, that of never posting two days in a row? Because Jen, dude, we all thought you were internet dead and here you are slapping up another post while the …
All the things chaotic
You know it’s really been an out of control couple of months when “Uh, I almost burned the house down last night while you and dad slept” isn’t even in the top 100 WTF moments. Everything is fine, the house …
Intermission
When I chose harmony as my 2020 Word of the Year, I had plans of building upon the positive momentum of 2019. Last year was a pretty good one for me and my family, and while I know it was …
{2e Tuesday} Parenting G2e kids in the age of COVID
This new normal ain’t so normal and normal never was If there is thing I can be thankful for in today’s current flaming shitstorm hell vortex, it’s that the boys are older. Both teens, both with a decent head on …
Whimpering into the void
Yes, I flat out stole that title (well, the gist of it) from Chuck Wendig. If you follow Chuck on Twitter or read his blog Terrible Minds, you see why I appreciate his humor and insight. I also think he’s …
2020: Year of the Pause
Fermata? Ceasure? I mean, since harmony is my word of the year, I should consider this <vague hysterical waving> to be a pause of some sort, yes? A moment in the musical weaving of my life in which things…wait. But …
Unexpected homeschooler
But for now, the whole country is homeschooling in one form or another, and no one expected that.
On gloves, groceries, and the ruminating mind
I’ve a wandering mind. Allowed to roam unsupervised, I never know if I’ll find myself planning the week, writing a blog post, or spinning into anxiety. Like falling down the rabbit hole of the internet, falling down the rabbit hole …
How do you laugh at this magnitude of chaos?
Welcome to the House of Chaos, now located on the lovely island COVID-19 in the Pandemic region! I’m sure it will take your breath away! Take care entering, as it is built of toilet paper rolls, hand sanitizer, and the …