The Realities of Marrying Your High School Sweetheart

             A couple of naïve 16-year olds start dating. Clearly, this is not a story that often has many chapters. Somehow our story turned into War and Peace.   Growing up with your spouse is a rare occurrence. It leads to a relationship founded from adolescence with unusual developments.  Like all relationships, a drawn-out high school … Continue reading The Realities of Marrying Your High School Sweetheart

I am a Pinterest Fail

Pinterest is the epitome of smoke and mirrors.   Pinterest has completely convinced me that I can do anything in only 78 easy steps.   Case and point I volunteered to cater my mother's retirement party.   I'm a nurse, a mother of 3 kids under 5-years old, and not a damn caterer. It all … Continue reading I am a Pinterest Fail

I don’t have people… I have kids: A confession of social isolation. 

I have experienced times in my parenting life that I have been asked to let "all my friends know" about whatever event or another.  At these points I typically just stare off into a distance and look dumbfounded.  Most notably my Tired Not Dead partner recently asked me to invite "my people" to a Tired … Continue reading I don’t have people… I have kids: A confession of social isolation.