My body feels tight, my back kind of hurts and I have a dull headache today. I'm 99% sure it's just.... "stress". I hate saying that, because I can't help but feel that sounds pathetic. What on earth do I have to actually be stressed about?? Wrapping Asher's birthday presents? Not having time to go… Continue reading So many things
I'm back from the Friday-Saturday swim meet adventure with Asher. We left around 2:30 on Friday. Traffic was okay. I'm not a mega fan of Chicago area traffic, though in fairness, it really wasn't overly heavy this time. There's just a lot of lanes and a lot of cars down that way. And a good… Continue reading Disappointments/ perseverance
*First, just a note for anyone having a rough week or a rough day: What a true and comforting thought. 🙂 *I got a haircut/ color yesterday. Can I just say (again)- I am soooooooooooooooo glad that I found my new hairstylist a year or so ago?? I cannot even explain how much I prefer… Continue reading A few things on a Friday
I do not know what is going on, but I've been sleeping for total crap this past week. At least three times lately I have woken up in the middle of the night, unable to fall back to sleep. 2 of the 3 times (including today), I never did fall back to sleep, meaning essentially… Continue reading Sleep + snow
Hello, Monday. Wish you were still another day away, but, here you are. The weekend was good! Looking at the calendar, this is the last weekend for a LONG time that I don't have some sort of "bigger" event or other going on. Therefore, I really tried to take advantage of it and get some… Continue reading Holiday planning/ holiday stress + something I’d never done before
I AM TIRED. Yesterday was actually an overall good day, but it just felt exhausting. I think because I just did a lot of different things, which made it feel extra long, lots of context switching, etc. I also spent a huge chunk of the early evening literally driving around in circles. Wednesdays have morphed… Continue reading “A day in the life” on a busy Wednesday, driving in circles
#1: Adios election ads!! Very excited to have the always so informational and influential election ads go buh-bye now. 🤣🤣 I voted in-person absentee last Thursday, but Ivan never made it over there, so he'll go today. #2: Feeling a little wonky today in general. Some work stuff/ stress that I can't really talk about… Continue reading Tuesday misc.
Writing this from a markedly "lighter outside" 6 a.m. Monday morning, now that Daylight Savings Time has ended... Yes, we set the clocks back this weekend. I know this can be a big deal to people with little kids + sleep issues, but fortunately, I think we're past the stage where this ruffles our feathers… Continue reading Weekend snapshots
It is now November, somehow, so I'm going to share my "Fall 2022" recap today. I shared my Summer 2022 recap here, and I enjoyed that format and putting it together. Fall is not technically over yet, but in my head, November kicks off more of "holiday season", to me. So, for me and any… Continue reading Fall 2022 Recap
Ethan is off on his Philadelphia/ Washington D.C. trip! Here he is, all packed and ready to go Saturday night: My alarm went off at 3 a.m. and we were at school by 3:30 a.m. yesterday for him to catch the chartered bus to the airport. I had a pretty great day with him on… Continue reading He’s off! 8th grade class trip
GRATEFUL KAE 