[2020 Wrap-Up] Wake Me Up When the Pandemic Ends
I was hopeful that the start of a new decade would be the start of something new and beautiful. However, 2020 was such a blurry blob of a year for the most part. The year seemed like it was starting off nicely. My daughter was going to the Infant-Toddler class sans her brother. I had […]
[A & R’s Big Adventure] We Got 5 On It
Where do you see yourself in five years? Oh, living the d-r-e-a-m: Being a stay-at-home mother of two kids under 5 in a new state, quarantined due to a global pandemic. Well, not exactly — not even close — to my wildest dreams. This is my 5 years in the future. Five years ago today, […]
[2019 Wrap-Up] No Thanks for the Memories
Thank goodness for Amazon Photos, because without it, I’d have trouble remembering the highs from 2019. The LOWS are pretty easy to remember. So, let’s dig in. January — For my husband’s birthday, he wanted to do a mini road trip to Portland, OR. This was the first roadtrip for our daughter, who was a […]
Oh What a Year (This Month Has Been)
I tapped on my phone to remind myself what day it is. It’s Thursday, April 23, 2020. Twenty. Twenty. Perfect vision is 2020. When we said goodbye to 2019 and entered the next decade of the 21st century, I was so filled with hope. We are barely 1/3 of the way through 2020, and it’s […]
[2018 Wrap-Up] Dos, Tres, Cuatro
Oh, 2018. The longest year. Where do I begin? It’s been another year of changes. The year pretty much started off with the news that the three of us would become a four of us. I was at a Super Bowl party when I suspected something was up. Still, I decided to have “one last” […]
[Uno, Dos, Tres] Cuatro
I’ve never seen quicksand before, but sometimes I feel like I’ve been sinking in it. Bambino #2 is still baking. About six more weeks to go. I am feeling anxious about her arrival, and not sure if it’s in a good way or not. I wish and hope and pray she’d come into the world […]
[A & R’s Big Adventure] Part 10: Three Years Later
May 21, 2018 — Our third year in the Seattle area since high-tailing it out of southern California. Holy crap it’s kinda been a crapshoot with moments of happiness in between. Our journey started with quitting our long-time jobs and going on this adventure into the unknown. All we knew was that we would be […]
[2017 Wrap-Up] Baby Steps
I’m back in the saddle. I believe I missed 2016 because my brain was in a total fog. Being a mom and getting laid off were the “highlights” of my year. The end. And now 2017. The short version: It still sucked big time in different ways. I suppose the big events of 2016 attributed […]
Another One Bites The Dust
There is no integrity anywhere, not even in the world of journalism. Bye, Bye Charlie Rose. And now adios Matt Lauer. I remember back in the day, when Lauer still had hair, that he was described as an eligible bachelor. All I wanted to do was gag. I guess “good looks” overshadows bad (read: despicable) […]
Reflecting
A lot of “news” has focused on the sexual harassment in Hollywood. Then there were the social media hashtags of “#metoo.” It got me thinking of reflecting on my own life. Had I ever been sexually harassed? My initial thought was no, but today I thought more about it. The more I thought about it, […]
