When I’m not taxiing around teenagers and hurling my resume into the job black hole they call LinkedIn, I’m still building a house. We’re making progress and as you might imagine, I learn something new most days. For example, when it seems like you’re a million months from needing a…
I’m in love. And she’s beautiful. Both inside and out. What? Jaimie, so soon? It’s only been 5-months as of today. Plus I can’t help but notice the feminine pronoun… What can I say? I believe we should all be free to love who we love. And I love Genevieve.…
As I’m general contracting the new house, my brain is constantly crunching construction. I’m getting to a place where things are progressing beyond house guts to the pretty. It’s had me thinking that sharing some thoughts and learnings could be helpful to others. So in honor of the two foot…
The beginning of this week was the sadness trifecta– a Monday, the 20th marking 3-months, and it was pouring rain. I was having a bit of a day when I got a surprise call from La Jefa. La Jefa is my friend from college who spent junior year in Spain…
Every day is a new learning opportunity. I call it “Operation: Mama.” But no one calls me Mama anymore, so the teenagey version goes something like: Operation: Mom Uses the Grill. Operation: Mom Drives in the Snow Operation: Mom Hires a Metal Fabricator Operation: Mom Orders a Roll-off Dumpster And…