Sorry!
For the second week in a row, I've fallen off the posting wagon, so just wanted to apologize for not adhering to what I'd said I'd write earlier. Chalk it up to an extra migraine-y couple of weeks, which culminated in a two-day, back-to-back marathon spent in bed with ice packs on the noggin, [...]
Read more »Blog round-up/shutdown
A weird thing happened on my way to a new post….
I thought I'd peruse a few blogs on our link list and see what folks have been up to so I could point readers in an interesting direction (kind of the lazy way to generate content, but sometimes, that's all you got). My first three [...]
Dealing with social awkwardness
Jill at the Doughtie Houses Exchange (or DHX, for short) has two great posts on dealing with socially awkward situations that actually apply to both stepmoms AND moms. In the first post, “How to make small talk with stepmoms“, she gives some great suggestions for moving ahead in a conversation without stepping on any toes, [...]
Read more »The Awesome Power of Thank You and Hello
They’re a social lubricant, a path through the thorny woods, an accepted mechanism for interaction in the world of people, sometimes very obnoxious people. Manners…. Remember those? No matter where you are on the spectrum of ex-wife/stepmother relations, you can’t go wrong if you use the basics.
Let’s say you’re stuck with Annoying Aunt Edna at [...]
Learning, leaning forward
I rowed through the mist on Town Lake this morning with a friend and we pulled into the dock just as it started to rain. Today kicked my ass, since my rowing partner is a lot bigger than I am and we rowed about five miles at an intense pace.
Lots of changes in the air. [...]
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