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The Women Who Stepped Up

I’ve been thinking a lot about the women in my life, specifically the ones who stepped up and into a positive role without really needing to. The women who didn’t owe me anything but paid it forward anyhow. In ways great and small. The women at the laundromat who shared with me the value ofContinue reading “The Women Who Stepped Up”

Sondheim, SLOHS and The Woods

Thank you for the glimmer

Tax Suitcase of Keep Forever Things:

I keep my Keep Forever things in the tax suitcase because there are two things in life you can count on, death, and that I’m-going-to-keep-that-forever.

Grr-attitude, Gratitude and Grief

I bristle at a lot of advice I’ve received and I cringe sometimes, worrying that I am perpetuating toxic ideology. I won’t dare to assume what another human is going through, and I am no model on how to handle life beautifully and gracefully. In fact, I often feel like I have more Grrr-attitude thanContinue reading “Grr-attitude, Gratitude and Grief”

Week One

Notes from the field after three days of Kindergarten after 523 days without in-person learning. She’s 5 and she’s exhausted and exhilarated. She woke up and put on a tutu and her star shirt and started playing a math game. Then stares blankly into space. “Hi honey, you’ve had a big week.” Her response isContinue reading “Week One”