Monthly Archives: May 2011
Aparguments, 2011 Edition
I talk a lot about things having been hard, but by the time I post I always say, “Wow, our relationship sure is awesome! I’m so grateful for all the awesome that we have here! Aren’t we great and cute and wonderful?” And then you all say, “Wow, you sure are awesome and cute and wonderful,” and we’re all happy. Except for some poor person out there who is like, “Well, I just finished having a huge fight with my partner about something stupid, like how she moved a shelf when we moved recently, and now we’re not speaking and last night we went to bed in tears. Why can’t our fights make us awesome, too?” Continue reading
Filed under Marriage/Wedding/Engagement, Relationships
On my coach swagger and lack thereof
I may have mentioned that I’m currently working with kids and dogs for a living. Not together, though that would be my dream job. Teaching high schoolers how to row boats with dogs in them! How awesome would that be?! (Answer: Not awesome. Totally disastrous. Probably hilarious to watch, though.)
One thing that you always deal with when working with kids and dogs is parents (yes, I am referring to the dogs’ owners as their parents. Either you totally get that or you don’t, and either one is fine, but please adjust your brain for the rest of this post. Thanks.). With both sets of creatures, it’s usually a really great thing to deal with the parents: they are excited to meet me, excited to talk to me, excited to hear about how their child or dog is doing (no, I will not refer to the dog as someone’s child. Thanks again.). The other thing you deal with is complete strangers. Continue reading
Filed under Menagerie, Rowing, Uncategorized
Marriaged up (8 months in)
About a month ago, I started a new job. Two weeks ago, we moved. A bit over week ago, my team started racing EVERY WEEKEND of the month. I’m happy and exhausted and wanted to take a moment to say … Continue reading
Filed under Marriage/Wedding/Engagement
Dog Days
I knew I wouldn’t have time to live the life I want to live if I had a full time job, so I decided to get a part time job. The rowing coach position sort of fell into my lap, … Continue reading
In Grateful Memory
I can’t adequately convey how much I looked up to this woman. She was tiny, but she was terrifying in the best way. She was completely in charge of a belligerent 200-pound teenage boy; you knew not to be late for her class without good reason. She was in control and she was motivational and she helped me to find the best in myself. Continue reading
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