This a monologue-type response to an article my mom wrote that I performed for my speech class today. It’s called Nobody Wants Koolaid (alternatively, “Things I Learned When I Moved Out”) and I wrote it about twenty minutes before it was due. Go me. Yay college. My mom wrote an article for a magazine the other night.…
Home Office: Making Room
The Old Office Current Office Space After the girls were safely deposited in their dorms, I sat in my living room and wondered Now what? Usually when I’m bored, I play around online or The Hubs and I will go antiquing or something but neither of us really felt like putting on pants so… I…
Our Trip to Sandestin, FL
Flower outside of our rental unit Last week I wrote about how The Hubs and I were going back and forth over throwing caution to the wind and buying an RV. Well, we ended up not getting the RV. We talked, we went back and forth, we wrote down the pros and cons and, ultimately, we…
The Space Between…
“How many children do you have?” “We have five.” We have six. “Four girls and a boy.” Four girls and two boys. At least, I think he was a boy. Even though I carried him in my hands to the hospital and gave him to the nurse, I don’t know for sure. I don’t know what…
Monochrome Monday: Life After Kids
Last year, I started a series called “Life After Kids” in which I shared how The Hubs and I were adjusting to life as empty nesters. A few of you noticed that I’d stopped writing the series and wanted to know why. Well, there aren’t any specific reasons. I just kind of forgot about it…
Slow Down…
How is it November already? I feel like the older I get, the faster time passes by… I need it to slow down. Follow Living Outside the Stacks on Bloglovin’!
Life After Kids: Freedom
One of the questions I’ve been asked most since all of our kids moved out of the house is “How are you adjusting?” Honestly, the first 45 minutes were pretty rough. That first night, I came home to an empty house, looked at Squeekerz, and cried. The Hubs was in Missouri getting The Boy settled…
Help! I Need to Decorate These Walls!
OK. So I have a bit of a problem. With every other house we’ve owned, I’ve known exactly how I wanted to decorate each and every room even before we purchased the house. This time, I’m at a total loss.In our first home, everything was done in shades of burgundy, gold, and brown. In our…
Playing Catch Up
So, we’re finally here in Georgia. I can’t believe it. After all of those months of counting down, we’re finally here and settling in to our new home. But before we left, we took some time to celebrate: 1. All five of the kids together in one place at the same time in I don’t…
Saying “Goodbye” to Kent Library
Today was my last day as the Access Services Coordinator at Kent Library at Southeast Missouri State University. And, as with any job, this one has been both challenging and rewarding. I’ve done things that I’ve never done before: served as a point of contact for bathroom and elevator renovations {I know way too much about the…