Greetings readers – I’m pleased to report that I’m in a much better mental place than when I last checked in. And there’s been lots going on that I want to catch you up on, so, like it or not, this is going to be a very random, update-filled post that jumps all over the place. Apologies...
I was feeling really lonely last week. Nia’s after-school activities kicked in, which means she’s now gone for 10 hours three days a week. And Nick’s schedule is even worse—a GOOD day is 11 hours away. When he has night events, like last Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, he leaves at the...
It is a universal constant that every PCS (Permanent Change of Station, otherwise known as a move for those not fluent in Foreign-Service-speak) involves something going terribly wrong. I’ve heard wild stories—like stuff being hijacked by pirates or falling off a ship—though the more...
I’ll say this, the patterns are familiar—high highs one day and low lows the next. It probably doesn’t help that Nia and I are a teensy bit on the dramatic side, so our emotional responses swing wildly, sometimes even by the minute. ;) Good thing Nick is so even-keeled, but even he has...
