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I should preface this post by saying that as far as family traditions go, we are a little bit on the slow bike in the back. Meaning, I’ve never been great at consistently remembering to actually follow through on most traditions. The tooth fairy? By kid #3 we were simply handing dollar bills out likeContinue reading “The One Family Tradition We've Managed To Follow Through With”

In my quest to find my purpose I’ve been sidetracked. And the culprit is “Poldark”. Have you seen this show??? I have a serious love/hate relationship but it did provide some mindless distraction for a while. (But WHY IN HEAVEN’S NAME does Ross keep going over to Trendwith??  WHY?????)  Here’s the thing–at the Morgan house weContinue reading “The Best of TV (According To My Sources)”

“Begin with the end in mind”. I stumbled upon this quote on FB the other day and it spoke to me. Not in the “oh…NOW I understand where my priorities should be” sort of way. No. Not that. More like the “but what if you have no idea what end you want?” sort of way. Now I’mContinue reading “Can Someone Point Me In the Right Direction? Mid-life Crisis Up Ahead”

Meet my niece Annie. Annie is six years old and wants to be a clown when she grows up. I want to be Annie when I grow up. Life has a way of throwing you off balance one in a while. Ok–maybe more than once in a while. But have you ever felt like thingsContinue reading “Other People's Opinions of You Are None of Your Business”

I was born a pleaser. Not in the “I want to fit in and be cool ” pleaser sort of way. More like the “I don’t want to give anyone any trouble or think that I’m not doing ok sort of way.” Perhaps that is pride-the desire for others to think everything is A-Ok. AfterContinue reading “People Pleasing As A Life Strategy: It Works. Until It Doesn't”

For the past two weeks the teachers in our school district have been on strike as they negotiate a new contract. If you’re reading this chances are you have at least read some of my FB posts discussing these events. I have found the entire process bewildering. Truth be told I have never been veryContinue reading “Reflections On The Teacher Strike: What can I do better?”

It is no secret amongst those that know us that we love Disneyland. And by love, I mean, we can’t shut up about it. My love of Disney started on my first visit as a teenager way back in 1980 something on our first “real” family vacation. The Magic Kingdom did not disappoint. I lovedContinue reading “Disneyland Obsessed”

A few years back I wrote a blog post that was picked up by another website. Basically it discussed the perils of perfectionism, but after the submission was approved they asked that I change the title. Apparently “Mediocrity, Let’s Celebrate” was not quite the vibe they had in mind. Interesting isn’t it–this concept of mediocrityContinue reading “Mediocrity Keeps Me Sane”

I’m sitting here on the eve of my 46th birthday reflecting on life and thinking, “how did I get here?” To be quite frank, it doesn’t seem that long ago that I was hopping into my Guess jeans, pulling hot rollers out of my hair, jetting to school in my Chevette and making plans forContinue reading “When Dreams Come True”

I’m pretty sure the universe is mocking me. Actually, probably in more than one way but there is one particular area that it seems to be telling me “yeah–we’ll see about that.” Those that know me well know that I have a strict “no pet” policy. I’m not making any judgements on those of youContinue reading “The Universe is Mocking Me”