The Reluctant Grownup – Page 93 – Growing old gracelessly.

Easter and Such

Rewinding a bit . . . The Thursday before Good Friday, some dear friends arrived, having completed an absolutely epic car journey to get here from our old town in…

April 11, 2015

Categorizing Things is Overrated

One Week Down With Two Big Boys

So – Pantone paint chips are like $30. Did you know that? I ordered a sticker from some cafe press-type website instead. It probably won’t be the exact shade but…

June 17, 2023

Categorizing Things is Overrated

A meditation or two

On Mother’s Day I decide to go to Whole Foods to buy enough flowers to fill vases all through the house. I usually go there to buy a tiny $10.00…

May 20, 2023

Christmas Table

RG / December 21, 2013

This morning, the various woes of pregnancy had me wide awake and staring at the wall at 4am. So – not one to waste precious child-free quiet moments – I hopped up and…

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Phil Robertson, affluenza, and the War on Christmas

RG / December 20, 2013

What do these trending topics all have in common? They all make me want to quit facebook. Jeezy Creezy. I’ll spare you my thoughts on these trending topics – I’m sure that if…

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Who Turned Up the Heat?

RG / December 17, 2013

I don’t know who cranked up December, but holy hell, ya’ll. I’m probably going to bill my first 200 hour month – in DECEMBER, with, like, CHRISTMAS and holidays and stuff in there. …

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My three year old is systematically destroying my will to live, one morning at a time

RG / December 11, 2013

The Professor is on his last sojourn out of town for work for the foreseeable future, meaning I am no longer a single mom 3 weekday mornings a week. This comes about a…

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Mothers in the Legal Profession Roundup No. 330

RG / December 8, 2013

The weekly Mothers In the Legal Profession Roundup is hosted on a rotating basis at the Butterflyfish, PT Law Mom, Attorney Work Product, BJJ, Law, and Life, The Reluctant Grownup, and Magic Cookie blogs. Week of December 2…

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