Stuology

I feel the need to take a “I told you so” moment. I don’t really understand why people think commuting in Kansas City traffic is so terrible. Yes, I have a long commute because I choose to live in Lawrence*, but the drive is easy. Kansas City made spot #8 in Kiplinger’s The 10 best [...]

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I’m taking a day of sloth today. My week of work, house, kids leaves little time for not working, except for sleeping, which also tends to get neglected, especially since I took on another programming project that I work on at night before bed. I’m still in my pjs. I intend to take a shower [...]

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I only slept three hours last night, and I finally got home to sit and eat at 8:00pm, although I don’t mind at all the reason for my late home arrival. Now I need to get the kids to bed–late as usual. I don’t feel like I’ve been back to work long enough for this, [...]

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I’m about to spend a couple of quality hours cooking today. I’m making taco soup for Mac and the kids; chili just for me, which involves steak, chocolate and a habanero and no beans; a butternut squash crab bisque, a yummy soup that does not involve a roux; and cavatini, a pasta casserole that can [...]

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Between taking a much needed work break and the fact that I had been telecommuting before, I haven’t commuted into KC for work everyday since 2005. My schedule fluctuated at times, but I’ve had at least 2-3 days where I was at home all day which helped with things like laundry and dinner. I still [...]

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Since Mac already posted it on Facebook to the general public, this is news to nobody. I start a fulltime job again on November 1st. Jay started daycare fulltime today. Last Friday, I had our last Mom/Jay day. It was filled with lots of fun activities–going to the toy store, taking him out to the [...]

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You know when you are really pleased with something and then you open your big mouth to brag and then everything ends up ruined? I had to go pick up Ada from school because she got sick again. She’s convinced that she just wants to be grumpy and cry and sit on my lap the [...]

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Today is my first day in a long time being by myself for an extended period. Jay is back in daycare Tuesday & Thursday. Ada has school all day. I have almost 8 hours to myself. I’m currently listening to my typing and a few chirping birds. The silence is wonderful. However, I do have [...]

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No, not quite. Close. At the end of my last contract, I decided to stay home with the kids with a tentative deadline of one year. I don’t regret it. Although I do regret not doing all the things I wanted to do during this last year. It is difficult to actually do things with [...]

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Tomorrow is my last day of work at the place I’ve been at for a little over 8 years. It is going to be odd for me for awhile. Unlike my other days off, I can’t log in even if I want to. I can’t habitually check my work e-mail, but that is one of [...]

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