Handprints on the Walls
What does it mean to live a half-ass life? I realize that title can be confusing - or even off-putting. I only half-care. That is the...
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Aug 17, 20224 min read
Factoring Correctly
I don’t think I’m as big a deal as I think I am. Or rather, I don’t think I am as large a factor in various life equations as I often...
Jul 10, 20226 min read
War Paint
I wear makeup most days. It’s not because I have something to hide. For me, it’s because I have something to show. I put on makeup in the...
Jul 6, 20223 min read
Diamond Earrings & Cleaning Days
“If something isn’t useful, it’s useless.”
Jun 6, 20222 min read
Mid-Montage
I love transformation stories. I’m a sucker for a good mid-movie montage where the person is in the metamorphosis stage. Whether it’s the...
May 29, 20223 min read
Accepting Adequate
I’m still learning this half-ass lifestyle. I realize that term may be off-putting to some people. Those are probably the same people who...
May 21, 20222 min read
At What Cost?
What have we given up for the sake of convenience? This is a half-assed post. I haven't posted yet as I had so much brewing and wanted to...
May 14, 20225 min read
Half-Ass Guilt
I deal with guilt. I used to deal with it a lot more inefficiently than I do now. Any small thing could elicit strong feelings of guilt....
May 8, 20223 min read
Half-Ass Confidence
When I was in the awkward morphling years of high school I had a recurring dream that lasted several weeks. Each night I would find...
May 6, 20223 min read
Care Less.
You cannot care about everything. You just can’t. I’ve tried and I’ve failed. I cannot have the same level of passion about every topic...
May 3, 20225 min read
Bobbing & Ducking
One of the kids’ favorite things to do at the beach is to go “bobbing” in the waves. They love the feel of the wave lifting them up then...
Apr 29, 20224 min read
Perspective Shift.
Have you ever been told you need to change your perspective? I used to imagine standing in the other person’s shoes, picturing in my mind...
Apr 27, 20223 min read
Making Space
One of my favorite classics to read every early spring is The Secret Garden by Frances Hodges Burnett. It is a children’s story written...
Apr 25, 20224 min read
The Power of Badges
I once had an idea to create a badge-based program to supplement the kids curriculum. We called ourselves the Adventure Scouts and I had...
Apr 24, 20224 min read
Choose To Be Uncomfortable
“We have to choose to be uncomfortable at times if we want to have adventures.” This is what I told my daughter as she protested putting...
Apr 20, 20222 min read
Small Rocks.
Sometimes change comes suddenly. Sometimes it comes on so gradually that you can’t point to the distinct moments when change took place....
Apr 18, 20223 min read
"But Easter Should Be Exciting..."
We don't do the Easter Bunny, extravagent egg hunts, or baskets full of goodies. It's fine if you do. We don't. We recently started...
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