Today I took the day off from work to tend to the house. Between the kids’ sports and a host of other activities, there’s simply no time on the weekend for us to get to everything that needs to get done. Work was pretty quiet this week, so today seemed like the right day to…
Tag: fatherhood
Hoping for a Little Chalkboard Inspiration During Covid
In the thick of covid, with my wife having gone back to work full-time, I found myself suddenly thrust into the position of “mom” on the home front. Only the home front was the front lines, and this little lamb didn’t know what the heck he was doing. I just knew I was probably doing…
Conceding Defeat in the Vandal Wars of 2020-2021
Before my wife went back to work full-time, I had a much simpler view of how the house operated. Every morning I’d skip out the door to go to the office, have a glorious day of dealing with grown-up problems, and when the evening came, I’d come home to throw out all of the trash…
I Want a Vacation From Vacation
I can’t look at a calendar anymore. It doesn’t do me any good because all it shows is how little time I have to myself. So I leave the calendar management to my wife. She’s a calendar wizard whereas I’m a “tell me what’s happening tomorrow when tomorrow happens” kind of guy. I think it…