It took me five days to get 12 valentines done for Addy’s kindergarten class. This makes me feel that I am very bad at modern motherhood. We just got invited
It took me five days to get 12 valentines done for Addy’s kindergarten class. This makes me feel that I am very bad at modern motherhood. We just got invited
I got my job at the barn back last week, and I could not be more tickled about it. I’ve missed my teammates, and the dignity of sweat, putting my
Today I stress-shopped online, bouncing from swim suits to place mats in a desperate attempt to feel better. The trouble with stress-shopping online is that I rarely actually buy anything
I have a confession to make: I’m tired. I’m trying to do all the right things and volunteer in all the right places. I say “yes” when my church needs
I took a day off yesterday (not of my choosing, a nasty bladder infection laid waste to all sensible thought or ambition) and it gave me time to think. Actually,
Writing and editing for Trochia is a terrifying experience for me. I constantly feel like I’m not wise enough, winsome enough, like I’m not articulate enough or good enough at
It was a cold, early morning and I was working at a drive-thru coffee stand in Bonanza, Oregon, population 350. I was 15 years old, it was my second day
So, I’m going to say something right out front. Numbers are not my friend. I have been a successful manager of my personal finances for the last decade, and I
It’s been quiet ’round these parts, because I haven’t known what to say lately. It’s not that life has handed me lemons and I’m out of sugar (and thus can’t
It’s been a rough couple of weeks. I’ve been SO busy, and all I can think about is playing instead of working and it really is kindof tortuous. So when