This past summer marked the end of five years my husband spent in a doctoral program, which was preceded by two -and-a-half years in a Master’s program. For almost all of the first eight years of our marriage, Mike was pursuing academic degrees. (And we met when he was pursuing his first Master’s. You know, the one he gotRead the whole post >>
Life Lately – More About Summer & Moving.
What a summer it’s been! It’s been full and hectic and wonderful and stressful all at once. Theo turned one, the boys had a joint birthday party, Mike is getting his PhD this Saturday, we traveled to Toronto, and we’ve been married 8 years today. Trying to soak up as much Ohio-ness as we canRead the whole post >>
Five Things // On Balance, Screens, and Kids Cooking.
Waiting for Mike to hide eggs for their egg hunt. 1. I always hear that men don’t stress about life-work balance as much as women do, but I’m not sure that’s always true with this generation of dads. When Mike got his job offer, he asked them specifically about his schedule because he wants to be ableRead the whole post >>
September Updates + October Intentions.
[September Update] Don’t buy anything except gas and groceries. Success. (Mostly. I bought the pacifiers and an app). I went into Target exactly ONCE (for peanut butter – they have the cheapest natural peanut butter. Did I really just admit that? My life is so exciting I can’t handle it), which is pretty amazing considering mostRead the whole post >>
September Updates & October Intentions.
Let’s just get this over with: September was terrible, intention-wise. I could tell you my excuses (busier than I expected with photoshoots, unexpected emotional struggles, a 5 day trip to California, quitting my job stress, etc.) – but this is a new month and I’m moving forward. It’s embarrassing how terribly I did, but dwellingRead the whole post >>
