It’s been a rough 48 hours of parenting. I mean, seriously, like, the things that I’ve had to encounter while parenting my children, has literally made me question whether or not I am made for this. And I am this…
The Struggle of an Only Adult
If I’m honest with myself, being an only child is hard. There’s just no other way to put it. As an only child in the middle of adulting, I’ve wondered, do parents really consider what it means to only have…
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Directionally Challenged
I love maps. I have clear childhood memories of my dad asking me to look up addresses in his bright orange binder of Key Maps. (I know I’m showing my age but whatever.) I was amazed that every street in…
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Curb Your Perfectionism
Hi. My name is Erika. I am a reformed procrastinator turned informed perfectionist. Either way, it’s trouble…trouble. “Perfectionism is just fear in fancy shoes.” Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Big Magic Being a perfectionist can be a positive quality, and it…
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Moving On Up
I started writing a post about my recent experience in moving – getting a new office and a new home. But I realized that the point of my post really shouldn’t be about moving. It is about something much deeper…
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Nineteen Things in 2019
I don’t believe in making “New Year’s resolutions”. There is a two-part reason why. First, why wait until New Year’s day to decide to make a change in your life? Any day that you wake up and decide you want…
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New Year Writing Challenge
It’s only days away from the start of 2019. Most people have already started reflecting on the highs and lows of the year gone by. Listing their accomplishments one by one. Posting their Top Nine photos or an Insta-collage of…
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The Non-Traditional “Cure” for Allergies
I have allergies. Not the kind where I grew up with them, but the kind where I turned a certain age, and all hell broke loose! Literally. My first major allergic reaction happened last November (to an antibiotic that was…
