Do you know what it’s like to travel back in time? To go to a place and take a giant leap into a part of your life you’re not sure you want to revisit? I do. My parents recently moved back into the home our family lived in when I was a child. It’s a…
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I’ll never travel alone again
A few weeks ago I traveled to New York by myself — my first solo trip since giving birth to my daughter three years ago. I thought my trip would be like many other solo trips I had taken before I became a mother: exploring wherever my feet led, wandering down whatever road looked interesting,…
Big cities and sore feet
So I decided that I was going to take only one pair of shoes to New York. That decision — when combined with a few transportation snafus — turned out to be a big mistake. I decided on the one pair of shoes because it was such a short trip. I try to pack light,…
New York City… alone!
If you’re a full-time parent like me, you’ll understand the magnitude of what I’m about to say: I’m embarking on a solo trip. That is alone. As in by myself. No husband, no kids. I don’t even know how to express how excited I am. I’m going to New York City for the first time…
Here we go
Quite simply, I cannot think of a better start to this blog than this video. Take a second (or ~3.5 minutes) to watch it: A lot has changed in the five years since I created this video in grad school. The boyfriend has become a husband. We have a new refrigerator (yay!). And the magnets…