It's a Journey

The Checklist doesn’t solve it

The Checklist Doesn't Solve It My blog post ideas usually hit me on the head when I'm struggling. Today's struggle was getting my kids out the door to school. This seems straightforward in theory. I even made a checklist, taped to the fridge: Wake up, 7:30 am. Get...

Custody of Kitty

This is Kitty And this is Kitty out enjoying nature.  Looks like a fireman Lego with a Darth Vader cape and falling-off headphones, you might think. Oh, how wrong you'd be. Kitty, the combination of Lego man and Lego cat, the unit is called Kitty, caused a lot of...

What the Lemonade Stand Taught me

Take a lesson from my kids. Continue to enjoy what you do, but don’t let that be a reason to do it for free. Charge what it’s worth, take on less work and make the work you do do, better.

Start with the Envelope

Start with the Envelope

Start With the Envelope Most people don't ease into looking at their finances. They wait until the discomfort of not looking outweighs the discomfort of actually doing it, then they do it all at...

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What If?

What If What do you normally think right after those two words? I tend to think: what if... catastrophe. My propensity to imagine the worst is so deeply ingrained that even after proving to myself,...

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Not Enough

Not Enough What's your relationship with money? I ask because I've assumed for a while now that yours looks something like mine. Lately I've noticed my assumptions tend to get me into trouble....

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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.