It’s very odd how you can be in complete chaos at one moment, then in a relatively normal routine the next. All it takes is a day or two to catch up on the “backlog” of stuff, plus a dose of exercise and relaxation. The next thing you know, your to-do list is back at a […]
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Learning What You Don’t Know
If you’re thinking you’re on top of everything in life, I suggest you change jobs. Then you’ll learn that you’re on top of very little in life. Over the course of my first two weeks at work, I’ve learned that I don’t know how to: Print Do an expense report Navigate the Dallas public transportation system […]
Why All Phones Should Have Cameras
How else can we find our cars in the parking lot at the end of a long day?
Living in Crazy for a While
Whenever you make change in your life – real, significant change – you can expect to live for a bit in the land of crazy. Crazy schedule, crazy deadlines…wondering if you’ve gone crazy to make a change. The truth is – you can choose to stay the same and endure unfulfillment at the price of […]
You See Something New Every Day
Just when you think you’ve seen it all, think again: Who needs a bumper anyway? Toilet seat cover or steering wheel and car seat cover? Silverware…or silverwear? And that’s not counting the woman who was throwing up in the sink at our rest stop or the stranger who looked at my friend, S, and I […]
Our Mission: To Bike the Mission Trail
In addition to eating, our other plan for our weekend get-away trip to San Antonio involved renting bicycles and riding the full Mission Trail. San Antonio has five historic missions dating from the 18th century. Most Americans know about the Alamo Mission (Remember the Alamo!), but are less informed about the other four surviving missions. […]
True Story
It’s insane around the Hayley House – I’m not even going to try to sum it up because even that feels too exhausting. However, here is a random sampling from the past week: 1. Bridget can steal food from a boiling saucepan. 2. Bridget can steal food from a boiling saucepan without you finding out […]
When Everything Is Out of Control…
When life swirls out of control – the kind of out-of-control where you really truly absolutely cannot change anything – it’s helpful every now and then to take control of something that you can. So we did just that this weekend. Laundry, ironing, cleaning out the pantry, catching up on long-neglected Netflix discs and cooking were […]
A Perfect Storm
Sometimes it’s just the way it is. And it stinks. Original source here. Altered by me.