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Tomorrow morning, I’m leaving Gabe. As in, I’m getting on an airplane and flying to Washington D.C. for a work trip for two nights and three days. Logically, I know that he is nearly 14-and-a-half-entire-months old. He is over one and I will be fine not seeing his sweet little face each morning. That I … 
Someone asked me the other day how I have time to work 20 hours a week and run Little Leaf. Simple – I don’t take days off, I take hours off. I work at the high school Monday through Wednesday, and work at home Thursday through Sunday. Instead of having a weekend that is completely … Well. It’s been an unexpectedly interesting few days around here. I interviewed, got, and negotiated a higher pay for a new part-time job and gave my two-weeks notice at Starbucks in the last 48 hours. It’s a perfect job for me right now: double the pay, 20 hours a week, flexible scheduling, and weekends, holidays, and … 
Persistence is not about knocking on one door until the dang thing finally opens. It’s about knocking on all of them. [+] I have written about my vocational path about eleventy billion other times. Brief history: lots of turmoil and confusion. I’ve wondered whether a full-time job is slavery, like the homeless man’s … What should I get to drink at Starbucks? If you like coffee: espresso con panna (espresso over whipped cream: awesomely sweet and caramelly deliciousness), solo affogato vanilla bean frappuccino (a shot is poured over the top), macchiato (apparently I just like my espresso on top), caramel brulee latte. If you don’t like coffee: raspberry hot … 
“Are you a stay-at-home mom?”“Um, sort of. Not exactly. I work part-time.”“Oh, how great! If I had it to do all over again, I’d do it that way.” I am sort of a working mom, sort of a stay-at-home mom. I don’t fit into either group entirely, but I get the best (and worst) of … |
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