It's a Journey

Working from home with kids

  Working From Home With Kids I keep a file of half-started blog posts, and today, searching for something to finish, I opened one called "Working From Home With Kids." Surprise, surprise: it was blank. That probably says everything already. It's hard to work...

Day Zero

Day Zero I've been thinking about loss lately, and how it drops a person into a stress so heavy it's often easier to just go back to whatever you were doing before and pretend the loss isn't sitting there. I've been thinking about it specifically in relation to job...

Use the Discomfort

Use the Discomfort Today I woke up feeling unmotivated. I tried to work for a bit, decided it wasn't going anywhere, and took a break instead. I got to thinking about how cold my house was, the...

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Advocate, Mom, Writer

My days these days are mostly advocacy, with my kids always first, and hiking, biking, and cold plunging worked in whenever I can. Winter cold plunges aren’t for everyone, but there’s a strange kind of beauty and calm in it that I’ve come to need.

Separation was a journey. It took time, and it taught me most of what I know now.