It is no secret that this mama had a tough tough time transitioning from one to two kids. In hindsight, there were likely many reasons. The first — I like sleeping. The older I get, the harder that newborn phase truly is. The second – the DRASTIC transition of childcare responsibilities from when I am […]
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I’m on my way to Ross School of Business to be on a panel titled Being a Woman Leader in a Male Dominated Industry and it really has me riled up… I was listening to a podcast on the plane where a pollster polled US and Canadian citizens. The question was – “would society be […]
But I don’t have much to say…
After promising a video tour of the house, I’ve gone suspiciously quiet. The truth is, I don’t have much to say. Life is whirling around me as I try desperately to keep pace. A window into my world: My work went from anxiety-inducing slowness to stress-producing pace. I spend a lot of time in Maryland […]
We are in, but it ain’t pretty.
Thanks to the heroism of Tim, Val, and Dave, we are in. There were a few falls, many bruises, a number of curse words, and oh — a partial condo yet to move… but we live here now and that is something. (pro tip: hire movers) The journey is one of disbelief. We have been […]
U-Haul ✅
Surely we are hiring movers, right? Nope. It may be a dumb move, but our rationale is sound. Our heavy couch, love seat, media center, coffee table, end tables, storage unit shelves filled with…. storage — all of that is getting moved into the garage and the garage isn’t done. So in mid-September, we’ll hire […]
I think next weekend, we move boxes?
I’m going to start with the positive this time… I’m convinced by next weekend, or early the week after – we are moving boxes to the house! Really, truly. It’s happening. In the last two weeks, crews started showing up again and things got accomplished — including: The blower door test was completed! When I […]
The one about money…
I’m going to ignore the water and mud in the basement of our house and talk money. Because – I just can’t. But here’s a few pictures for fun — back story, the team dug a trench to run utilities to the detached garage and then left for the holiday week. Trench (not filled in) […]
