january 4 marked month fifteen (15!) of holding down a part-time and a full-time job.  month fifteen of sitting in a dark office, trying to avoid most of my co-workers for 37.5 hours a week.  month fifteen of playing nice with quirky customers who can't tell me what kind of granola… Read full post »

I was nine when my mom attended her 15 year high school reunion.  for my mom, a single mother without much of a social life at that time, this was a rare event.  I don't know that she was especially excited about it, but I think she was curious and that… Read full post »