Flying with kids

So I recently had the pleasure (?) of flying from Nashville, Tennessee to Sacramento, California with my kids as a solo parent. My social media went as follows: 2 giant suitcases, 3 carseats, 2 carry ons, 1 double stroller, 3 kids and… 1 mom! My kids are 6, 4, and 2… so this means two things: First, no one is …

I’m afraid of flying…

I have to say I just laughed out loud because as I typed the title of this blog post I realized that that could be a heavy metaphor, man! I’m afraid of flying… Well, I intended for it to be literal. I’m sitting here in the airport, about to embark on a day’s worth of air travel, and it’s not …

What did you want to be when you grew up?

I remember watching the movie “Far and Away” with Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise when I was somewhere around eight years old (doesn’t everything in childhood happen right around when we were eight?), and thinking that I wanted to be famous. Why that movie? I have no idea at all- I’ve actually seen it since and it’s nothing special. But …