I realized shortly into motherhood that being a parent ruined me. Any sort of sanity, inner serenity I had went out the door. I will never be the same as a result of parenthood. As I prepare for my trip ahead, I realize that I will never truly be able to enjoy such a vacation or possibly any vacation ever […]

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Last week I spent three out of the five days of the week away from my family on a business trip. And much like most things in life, the anticipation of this time away was worse than actually being away. When I thought of not holding, hugging and kissing my kids, I just ached with pain and guilt from going […]

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Materialism: preoccupation with or emphasis on material objects, comforts, and considerations, with a disinterest in or rejection of spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values. (encyclopedia.com) I am materialistic. I like to think I have spiritual, intellectual and cultural values but I am also insanely preoccupied with material objects and comforts. I think I have been brought up in a society, culture […]

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Over the weekend Drew had a birthday party at a kiddie swimming pool. He was so excited, went running in and fell. He struggled to get up, couldn’t get his head above the water and I almost had a heart attack. I screamed until someone picked him up. It was probably a five second trauma but it left me shaking […]

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Over the last couple of months, Adam and I have been checking out all the local gyms and getting passes to work out there. We currently belong to a Bally’s Health Club which is pretty bare bones but has the machines that we need. As we experience a wide range of health clubs, we are starting to get more and […]

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For so long I have thought that my job adds an element of chaos to my life that was expendable. I thought if I didn’t have to work, my life would be so much easier. Yesterday the kids’ school was closed for a teacher institute day. I took off to spend the day with my little rugrats. I had a […]

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Once upon a time a queen and her king decided to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Last Saturday I had the privilege of having some grownup alone time with my husband. The efforts involved in a night without children sometimes outweigh the thrill of actually having the adult evening. All the packing, situating, organizing necessary to get all of us ready for […]

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I’ve only been working full time for a very short time but I can’t help but feel like it’s a juggling act where all the balls are being thrown/falling on me at once. In efforts to keep the synonyms going, work life balance has been a scale that there is constantly a deficit in one area. Recently it has been […]

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