Just Keep Swimming

Here’s what I learned this weekend. I want to make sure to write it down because it’s the type of thing I might easily forget. I need to remember that if I’m freaking out, or feeling wildly insecure, or starting to fall into a funk about my lack of skills, lack of career, or general … Continue reading →

We’re Losing Time, Scotty

My time management skills are crap. Either that, or my house exists in a wormhole where time passes exactly 33 percent faster than it does in the outside world. (Was that a Star Trek episode? If not, it should be.) I have to take the kids to school, and take the dog out each morning, … Continue reading →

Rock n’ Roll Fantasy

On the surface, our little family is a paragon of normalcy. We play Monopoly and Sorry and read Dr.Seuss with the kids. We walk the dog and watch football. And then when we have an extra 20 minutes, we break out a set of fake plastic instruments, crank up the volume on the TV, and turn … Continue reading →