I’ve felt it more times than I can count—the pull to end a conversation prematurely, to back out of a get-together with friends, or to simply leave when I should stay. I’ve noticed lately that I’m almost always the…
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Erica Layne
The other day a friend asked to see inside my closet. (Every closet in my house, actually.) 😉 She seemed… surprised (shocked?) that my whole wardrobe takes up about four horizontal feet. “You don’t have a dresser?” “Wait, where are all…
Like most women I know, I have a complicated relationship with sleep. There were the years when my husband (rightfully) accused me of being a sleep monster, because when you have a new baby in the house, no one—except…
It was midnight. My husband (the night owl between the two of us) heard my feet on our stairs and, before I even came into his sight, said— “Can’t sleep, huh?” “Nope,” I replied in frustration, heading (of course)…
Our unbusy years were beautiful. I mean, I was physically exhausted, like all moms of young kids are, but I was living in a way that felt right for me as a person and for our family as a whole,…
I knew I was right on the brink of saying something I’d regret. We’d been with our extended families for eight days straight. When you live 600 miles away, your visits tend to last long when they happen. And…