A Perfect Container

My husband and I are quickly approaching our four-year anniversary. Wow! I had given up on getting married. At 35, I was the last of my core girlfriends to marry. I was just beginning to accept the single life, but that’s not the way life would have it, so come August we’ll […]

To Know You Better

My husband is going to Paris . . . on business. (Why yes, I am just a little bitter about it!) We had the privilege, through the generosity of my mother-in-love, to go a few years back and had a delightful experience that I’d, frankly, love to have again. Not this […]

Short-Timer’s Disease

It’s begun . . . I’m counting down the days.  Nicole!  For shame! 
It’s like this, the contract for my writing services is soon coming to an end.  As of next Thursday, my temporary assignment will be over and I’ll enter into the wonderfully inconsistent world of freelancing once again.  The problem is, however, that I […]

Just A Memory??

I’ve lost one of my best friends. Wait, don’t gasp yet . . . I’m referring to my dog, Jack. His affections have been stolen from me - right beneath my nose. Here’s how it happened: subtly and over time.
In the past several weeks, I’ve returned to work. I get up in the morning, leave […]

What I Really Want

I’m starting to, here recently, get clear on some things. Really. For example, as I’m approaching the end of my contract at my current job, I realize that it’s not the job I’ll miss, but the money, the provision for myself and my family through it. While that may not sound revolutionary […]

Time and other transitions . . .

On Saturday I was reminded that time passes and things change . . . for better or worse. This happens universally. My husband and I went up to Boulder yesterday to watch CU’s scrimmage/practice. (But of course we are still diehard Buff fans . . . like a 2-10 season could ever […]

Prescription for Sickness

Yesterday I had the pleasure, or not, of visiting a psychiatrist in order to extend my maternity leave. Due to the circumstances of my son’s birth, they offer additional time for mothers who may have more adjustments to make. Seeing a psychiatrist is a part of the approval process.
Now, just a little of […]