My Journey To Nomadic VanLife

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We, The Jury…..

I spent the day yesterday, all day, at a focus group. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I went, I was told it was regarding issues facing Lane County. I could have guessed based on the questions they asked to qualify me for the …

How Heavy Is The Weight of The World?

There are times being a single mom feels like carrying the weight of the world.. and today I’m having one of those times. My day started out well. Well, except for the fact my youngest woke up feeling sick to his stomach. I attributed it …

What is CHAOS?

Do you have CHAOS? I do. What!? You don’t know what CHAOS is? Let me explain… Can’t Have Anyone Over Syndrome. Yep. That point when things are so out-of-hand that you can barely stand to look around the house – there is NO WAY you’re …

Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

or so they say. Sometimes in the absence of something you realize you don’t need it, it was something (or someone) that added more stress to your life. Then there are the times when you realize your life is better in some way, big or …

Just Keep Swimming

Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming.. does this make you think of Dory in Finding Nemo? I “sang” this tune in my head a lot this past weekend. Why? Because, as a meet director, I have spent the last two days at …

As The World Turns

These 3 items have pretty much consumed my life the past week. I have been busier this February than I have of any February in my life. You see, February is the month our swim club hosts 2 high school district swim meets AND the …

R.I.P. Buster Brown Bear, 01/30/2013

Chows are mean dogs.. that’s what people say all the time. I heard it from grooming salons many times. Psh.. tell Buster that. Buster was a Sharpei/Chow mix.. and he was the biggest teddy bear I ever met. I originally got Buster when someone broke …

I Have WHAT? Oh, That Sounds About Right. :)

Much like the CHAOS (Can’t Have Anyone Over Syndrome) I suffer from on a regular basis, my daughter has now notified she found my root problem. According to my 19-year old (after all, teenagers know EVERYTHING, right?), I not only have depression, OCD, MMS (Mean …

How Desperate is Desperate?

Be forewarned:  this is a L O N G post…  but one I have to get out of my head and heart. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> How bad do things have to get before one cracks? You know you’re strong, but how strong can you be before you …