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Author Archives: rglw
When you have left no breadcrumbs…
It is back to school in my neck of the woods. For my former colleagues, for my former students, and for my littles, class is in session. For me, though, it is business as usual. It is hard to believe that … Continue reading
what I know after 9 years of marriage
I had no idea that marriage would be like this. As a kid, I never dreamed up a wedding or fantasized about my future husband. As an adolescent, the idea of marriage could not have felt further off. I didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in advice, everyday life, marriage, personal
Tagged happy anniversary, husband and wife, married life, what i know
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It feels like we just got started….
It’s over. Kindergarten is over. 182 days completely and utterly finished. I should not be surprised. For the last few weeks, my older daughter has counted down the days until her last day of kindergarten. With each pronouncement, though, I secretly … Continue reading
Posted in everyday life, kids, marriage, motherhood, parenthood
Tagged almost summer, being a mom, kindergarten
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Home stretch…or maybe, victory lap?
Back in January, when I told people that I would simultaneously teach out my contract and start a new position outside of academia, it sounded simple to me even though I know it was an extremely complex arrangement. Most friends told me I … Continue reading
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The days of remembrance colliding
We celebrated my mother’s sixtieth birthday just three weeks before she died. Her death was completely and totally unexpected. And when she was gone, it was not immediate. Her life ended on one day but was not over for another. … Continue reading
Posted in being jewish, everyday life, family, motherhood, parenthood
Tagged advice, being a mom, birthdays, day in the life, grief, parenthood
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When the day turns itself around
There was nothing poetic about this day. Nothing lyrical or dramatic. And this account of this day is none of that either. Sometimes, though, a messy reflection on a mess of events is the right way to remind yourself that nothing is … Continue reading
Posted in everyday life, family
Tagged a day in the life, being a mom, working parenthood
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A long, awesome, exhausting week of firsts (and lasts)
A few months ago I wrote about the intersection of first days and last days and the odd, comforting, uncertainty of being in-between. When the academic year began, I did not know what to expect. Beginning my fifth year of teaching, … Continue reading
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2014 fades into the background and then it’s 2015
New Year’s Eve has come and gone in the way most years end with the world humming along, quietly, then with a great crescendo, bang, it’s over. The end of the year is all about the holidays, celebrating each other, … Continue reading
Posted in being sick, everyday life, family
Tagged being a mom, day in the life, New Years, resolutions
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I need a little Christmas right this very minute…
By the end of the academic and calendar year, I am burnt out. I might be independently driven on most days, but as the end of semester to do list starts to pile up, and as people start decking their halls, I want to hide … Continue reading
Posted in academia, everyday life, higher education, holidays, lessons learned, new year's eve, teaching, Uncategorized
Tagged christmas, end of semester, grading, hanukkah, new year's eve
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I reject the Mensch on a Bench and you should, too
There are many things about Christmas that perplex me, but that doesn’t mean I can’t love the Christmas season. And I primarily love this most wonderful time of the year because I don’t celebrate Christmas. I have no halls to deck, no … Continue reading
Posted in being jewish, everyday life, family, holidays, kids, parenthood, personal, religion, writing
Tagged being jewish, christmas, elf on a shelf, hannukah, mensch on a bench, parenting
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rogue cheerios 