I’m here! I swear!
Heather harassed me on Facebook… asked me to come back to the internet. Since I like her so much, I’m posting this here blog post. I know, I’ve been away. I’ve all but abandoned you. You know what? It has been eating me alive. Read More Read More
My Kids, Santa’s Elves
Whew, this has been quite a transition for all of us. Clint played stay-at-home-dad for a couple of weeks, then, last Thursday we started the kiddos in daycare. Clint was home for Thursday and Friday so we could do a first-run of how daycare will work without him having to also start his first day at his new job. Then, Monday, he became a working man again, I continued on my job, the kids continued at daycare, and Colby started a new Kindergarten... Read More
Sometimes, Good Things Happen to Good People
When this whole unemployment thing started, we hunkered down for the long haul. We immediately hooked up unemployment benefits, medical insurance, and WIC. We put holds on bills that we could wait to pay and paid minimums on others. Let’s face it: This economy sucks and you just never know when you’ll be able to find a job. Then, I was hired at my job. Read More Read More
I know my weakness.
Anyone who knows me knows how much I love the internet. I love connecting. I love having conversations. I love sharing blogs and photos. I love promoting other people and myself. I just plain love it and think it’s an incredible tool and a luxury, too. When I accepted my job, I knew very well that would mean a significant decrease in my online time. I admit, I was concerned that I would miss being online and feeling connected. Straight off the... Read More
Day One: Success!
Day One as a Working Mom: Success! Oh my goodness, I had so much fun. I woke up and showered… alone. I got dressed and made myself look pretty… alone. I made my lunch and drove to work… alone. I went to the bathroom at work… alone. At lunch, I chose to sit in silence… alone. I’d darn near venture to say that I’m getting paid to take a vacation. Read More Read More
Sticker shock!
Having a job lined up for me has definitely given us some breathing room, but only a little. One thing that we’ve been discussing a lot the past couple of days, is what we’re going to do for childcare when Clint does go back. Today, I shopped around to some daycare facilities and started pricing nannies. Holy Gs, Batman! Read More Read More
One step closer.
I can’t believe it’s only been one week since Clint was laid off. One week ago, we were still in shock… we were still coming to grips with what his unemployment could mean for us. It’s incredible what a difference a week makes. Ready for some good news? Me, too. Read More Read More
Productivity rules!
Day Six of Clint’s Unemployment: The Day of Gettin’ it Done. This morning, we woke up… well, we woke up to, “‘Mergency! ‘Mergency! The babies took their clothes off! They’re naked!” After that situation was reconciled, the morning went off without a hitch. Two kids to school. Fed other two kiddos snacks. Clint had a phone call with a company and that was great. Picked Lily up, ate lunch. Made phone calls.... Read More
My ladies.
Day Two of Clint’s Unemployment: The day of le sigh. This was my fortune at dinner. I'm not sure I want *everything* to come my way. Sounds overwhelming. It didn’t occur to me until much of the day had passed, that I had been sighing a lot more often than I normally do. These were big sighs, too, and at random times. It was almost as if I had been trying to work things out in my head so thoroughly that I had forgotten to take adequate... Read More
Well, yesterday got worse.
‘Member my terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day yesterday? ‘Member how Zander pooped in the toy bucket and the whole day seemed hellish, but my friend Renee saved the day by being so awesome? Yeah, well, yesterday got worse. Read More Read More
You rule. (Yeah, you.)
I have never been a part of such a unique job interview process as the one for Verity Mom has been. It has been so well organized, thought out, and executed. Everything about it screams professional, fun, and unique… I love it. Last week, I begged you all to share my application, to comment, to Tweet or Like the post, and boy did you come through. As of this post, there were: Read More Read More
Lindsay is a dork who needs help.
For reals, I am 100% dork-ified and I wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s why I put myself out there, why I keep applying for these blogging jobs, and keep enjoying making a goof of myself on camera. So, here’s the deal: Verity Credit Union, a Seattle company, is on the hunt for a “Wildly creative, funny, and talented mom.” My friends, I don’t brag often, but this is MY job. I only found out about it this past... Read More
It might be the whiskey talking, but…
It may be the Jack and Ginger Ale that I’m currently sipping on while floating 35,000 feet above the US, but I’m in a sappy mood so bear with me a moment. Read More Read More
Interview me.
First of all, thank you for all of those nummy meal ideas last week! We ended up making the pork roast in the crock pot and it was insanely delicious. Yuuum. I’m going to be coming back to that post next time I need dinner ideas. You guys are awesome! So, tomorrow I’m leaving for North Carolina where I’ll be joining my humor writing partner in crime Tracy Beckerman. We’ll be attending the Raleigh Southern Women’s Show... Read More
What happend after that post… {Wrandom Wednesday}
I owe you an update, I know I do. In fact, I have started and promptly abandoned this post three times over the past month. The problem is, that I don’t know how to express my gratitude for the responses I received from my post about depression. I read every single comment multiple times. I wanted to respond to each of them, but found myself overwhelmed, knowing I couldn’t respond to them all. Overwhelmed, but in a good way. Read More... Read More
