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I’m the Girl Who Was Invisible for a Year. A True Story.

It started simple enough. Uneventful, really. My dad called home as he was leaving work and asked what we all wanted from a nearby fast food joint. It was 1990 and I had two working parents, so fast food was a staple. When one or both of my parents were working late, either fast food pickup or pizza delivery was on the menu. It kept us from having to eat dinner at 9 pm on a weeknight. That night, we made our requests and waited patiently for our dinner —… Read More »I’m the Girl Who Was Invisible for a Year. A True Story.

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Child-rearing Round Two

Tom Cochrane and Rascal Flatts said life is a highway, but I think that implies a “destination-based” experience that certainly has never applied to me. My life’s road has always felt pretty winding, perhaps more than most. It’s not that life has thrown me a lot of curveballs – in fact, I would describe the drama of my life as fairly humdrum. The twists and turns of my life have not come from outside interference. No, for the most part, they are entirely of my own making. When I was… Read More »Child-rearing Round Two

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Who am I and what am I doing??!

I guess you could say I am the quintessential Serial Career Changer. Is there such a thing? I can’t be the only one. But it’s not because I can’t find my niche – what I looove to do. It’s because I can’t stop wanting to try my hand at new things! As a kid and teen, I was stressed by the questions. I dreaded every adult in my life asking the inevitable, “What do you want to be?” or “What are you going to major in?” I was an excellent… Read More »Who am I and what am I doing??!