Category Archives: kids

May 2018, check.

Posted on June 5, 2018 by rglw

May was longer than long. May was like three months packed into one month. My husband and I turned 40. We’re hanging on for dear life through the obstacle course of the end of the school year. I was able … Continue reading →

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Being 40: 40 things I know

Posted on May 6, 2018 by rglw

I turned 40 this week and the day was supreme. All day, though, I had thoughts running circles around my brain. I needed a place to put them so I could return to them some time in the future. Looking … Continue reading →

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Push/Pull: On parenting through

Posted on April 20, 2018 by rglw

I’m 50 feet off the ground and I’m coaxing my six-year-old to take a step off the first platform in an aerial ropes course. We’re harnessed into a writhing metal feat of engineering and the risk to her safety is … Continue reading →

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February 2018, check

Posted on March 9, 2018 by rglw

February was a complete wash. I got the flu. It took me out for over two weeks. It started out unassumingly enough with a snow day. Before the snow started, I had been at the gym and I’d noticed a … Continue reading →

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January 2018, check.

Posted on February 6, 2018 by rglw

I LOVE the start of the year. January felt like an extremely long month. Everyone in my world agreed that when January 31st hit the calendar it felt like a year had passed. The combination of cold and snow delays … Continue reading →

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Resolution redux: The Allowance Experiment

Posted on December 30, 2017 by rglw

This year, I focused on achieving big and small things, and I tracked my progress. Sure, I was hoping to show I could meet those goals but I hoped I’d learn a few lessons about myself along the way. So … Continue reading →

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November update

Posted on December 4, 2017 by rglw

November. It happened. The front half of the month was work-focused and the back half was family-focused. We were surrounded by good energy most of the time. So the year is winding down and I’m getting ready to round out … Continue reading →

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The little things giving me life right now

Posted on October 27, 2017 by rglw

The longest of weeks feels like a month when the alarm sounds at 5am on Friday morning. Two weeks of life sucked away by illness and ambient worry and this week was the chance to get back to routines. But … Continue reading →

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Back to school and a new normal….

Posted on August 30, 2017 by rglw

School starts today. Maybe in your neck of the woods, you have a few precious days to squeeze out of summer vacation. Ours ends now. And it comes just in time because we’re all losing our minds. Camp is long … Continue reading →

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July Update

Posted on August 10, 2017 by rglw

In order to stay accountable to myself, I have to actually post on my blog. I was stuck in July. I got swallowed up in the summer and it has been swift so far. July is like a little island … Continue reading →

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