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I’ve now been on the road for two weeks. And nothing has gone according to plan. From Day 1.

If you follow me on social media, you know that tragedy struck my family hard two weeks ago. Unexpectedly, devastatingly hard. The whole planned trip got cancelled or rather rerouted, repurposed, and rearranged 4 hours into our drive away from home. And my whole family is still...

This semester has been exceptionally busy. I feel like I say that every year, but it’s really true this semester. For one, I’m back to teaching in person for the first time in nearly a decade. Couple that with all the meetings, and I’m commuting to campus at least four days a week. Before this semester, my norm was one or two days a week, max.

It’s made a big differenc...

I leave with my dad for a month-ish long road trip soon. My dogs are going with us. And I’ll get to visit with both of my daughters. Woot, woot!

You all know that I love to travel. And road tripping is my favorite.

On the other hand, I’ve n...

I’ve been on a CASH ONLY basis since I took the Dave Ramsey course this past spring. It just made sense to me in a way few things have. And I dove right in.

Current Circumstances

Now just a reminder of or introduction to my current life for t...

I have a secret I’ve been keeping from you all. I recently applied for a very high-level role in academic administration. While I wasn’t sure that I wanted to go into academic admin, the job description sounded like it was written specifically for me. It was in perfect alignment with my skills, talents, and interests. I had to go for it.

I made it through multiple roun...