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  • ‘Tis the season…of let downs, frustrations and too much of everything

    Thanks to all of you who are still reading me after the mess I made last week… the whole post I transposed breathe/breath… I get it- you don’t have to be a grammar nazi to have that make your skin crawl. Sometimes my whole purpose in life is to be the poster child for “how to screw up and keep going.” My children are blessed to have a parent who…

  • My Last Minute Christmas Card

    Thank you wonderful community for all you give me each year. You are my audience and my inspiration. I am wrapping the week up early… modeling authentic self care. Remember that those people only make you crazy because you love them. Remember you make someone crazy too. How about I share this lovely poem with you. Christmas at Midlife I am no longer waiting for a special occasion; I burn…

  • Merry Marriage Geek Christmas

    The gifts are wrapped. We are heading to the Imax to see Star Wars before Christmas Eve at my dad’s in Bloomington. The fridge is full of food because I host the day tomorrow. So thankful that things are slowing down and my commitment to not being busy has worked this holiday. I acknowledge the privilege I have of not needing to work today, of having my family close and…