About me
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The Friendship That’s Older Than the Kids
We just got back from five days in the Boston area with my friend of 28 years, and I am equal parts wiped out and full. We flew in very late Wednesday night and hit the ground running — literally started with her son’s preschool graduation the next morning, which, come on, preschool graduations are… Read more
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Camp Behind the Scenes
Six weeks. That’s how long the camp actually ran. I started planning it in February. I don’t think most parents dropping their kids off in June had any idea that “camp” started for me on a random Tuesday in the dead of winter, hunched over a spreadsheet trying to figure out group rosters before I… Read more
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Can We Just Be Friends First?
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how fast we label things. Two people start talking, there’s some chemistry, a few good conversations happen, and suddenly everyone involved — including the two people — has decided this is either A Thing or Not A Thing. There’s no in-between anymore. No “let’s just see who this… Read more
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Turning 40: What I Didn’t Plan For, But What God Built Anyway
I turned 40 yesterday, and if you had asked me five years ago what that birthday would look like, I would have described a completely different life. A different house. A different last name, maybe. A different everything. Instead, I spent my 40th the way I spend most of my days now — showing up.… Read more
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Rebuilding the Lab: How I Structured My Life for Peace
Whenever people look at my schedule, the reaction is usually some version of, “Are you crazy?” Between teaching high school science full-time during the school year, running a summer day camp for over 40 high-energy kids, and running a math, science, and ACT/SAT tutoring business on the side, my calendar looks packed. From the outside,… Read more
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What being fired taught me
I KNOW it’s cliché, but being fired taught me that when one door closes, another one opens. But that’s not what I was thinking as I was listening and processing the words my Principal told me when she was telling me that I was terminated after telling the exact same thing to my coworker about… Read more
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Good Enough
Lately I’ve been reflecting on where I used to be and where I am currently. I tend to focus on my career and education, but the growth in my faith, emotional state, and mindset has been significant over the last 6 years. 6 years ago I was married to my husband who refused to go… Read more
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Breaking out of the cycle
I know I haven’t written in awhile. I have had so many things on my mind to write about, but I was stuck in this cycle. This cycle of dating people who were just there to fill the void. Time-wasters. I kept trying to date the same type of person. The person that wasn’t emotionally… Read more
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You deserve the love you give
I’ve been reflecting on my past relationships and how despite even being married, I have yet to find someone who has been able to love me the same way I love them. This honestly ties back to a post I wrote in early 2019, but I still am circling around it since I’m seeing patterns… Read more
Tutoring With Jen 