So, it's been awhile. I've let my letters subside in lieu of texts and instant messages, the occasional flashback photo, maybe even a Skype if we're lucky. I admit that in the first few days and months, the things I wanted to tell you...
Read moreOn Patriotism From a Distance
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In a classroom of two dozen 9-year-olds, the one who doesn't stand for the Pledge of Allegiance is bound to cause a fuss. Why did she sit? Why didn't she say a word? What kind crazy stuff were her parents filling her head with?
Read moreMusic Like Backseat Prayers
I used to sing in the car to myself, to my babies, to the sky. In our “before Ireland” days, I’d wake up with the sun to drive my husband to work. Then I’d sit in the parking lot on sweaty afternoons waiting for him to clock out with a hungry, fussy baby passing minutes in the backseat.
Read moreWhy Traveling with Kids is Always Worth It
I have a little secret that you may not be aware of, if my instagram feed and expat advice is any indication. I kinda dread traveling with my kids. It's not that they're bad travelers. In fact, they're actually pretty great. Even in the US, when it came to our annual 12-hour roadtrips...
Read moreHere + Now (Spring 2016)
"Are you still blogging?"
A friend or two or ten have asked me this recently, usually followed by a long pause (mine) and a sigh. "I don't know," I say. "I was working for awhile, but..."
But but but.
I mean, yes, it's all true. I don't know. I was working for awhile. But the regular work turned out to be not so regular (may it rest in peace), so here I am back to occasional freelancing, interspersed with dog-walking and children-collecting, culture-surfing and normal stay-at-home-mum-life-ing. And maybe blogging. I don't know. Maybe.
How's that for a here + now?
Now, on to the rest.
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