things learned | another damn life

schrödinger’s 2020

Posted by lyn | Aug 30, 2020 | musings, true story | 4

A few Saturdays ago I was at Trader Joe’s, doing our huge monthly grocery restock. I plucked a tub...

another damn guide to babies

Posted by lyn | Aug 8, 2018 | jokes | 4

On the surface babies appear to be simple creatures of comfort, but they are in fact complex...

nothing is linear

Posted by lyn | Feb 24, 2017 | everyday life | 0

one It’s hard to live a normal life when you’re trying to save your country from...

when we found out the light was still on

Posted by lyn | Nov 9, 2016 | musings | 4

Tonight I left my house for the first time since yesterday. It was already dark but I was taking my kid out to ride her bike because I let her scream-whine me into the idea. Also, solo parenting. Imagine some wine glass...

value proposition

Posted by lyn | Apr 1, 2016 | musings | 3

Back at the beginning of March, six of the beau’s college friends flew out from...

progress report: a year in the life

Posted by lyn | Feb 25, 2016 | everyday life | 5

I don’t know if it’s me or my culture’s surplus of anxious parenting essays...

dirty dancing

Posted by lyn | May 13, 2014 | everyday life | 12

I don’t want to inspire jealousy in anyone or anything, but I finally found the trick to...

well read

Posted by lyn | Jan 9, 2014 | musings | 14

I don’t read. Well, I can. I do. I read articles on the internet, and blogs. I read the...

the big chill

Posted by lyn | Nov 1, 2013 | everyday life | 9

LET THE RECORD SHOW that by the end of my first October in Colorado I was ready for summer again....

little campsite in the big woods

Posted by lyn | Jul 11, 2012 | jokes | 13

I went camping recently, and I gotta tell you. There is nothing like nature to remind you how...

losing it

Posted by lyn | May 10, 2012 | rant | 39

Last week, just one day after Jessica Simpson finally had her baby, I came across an internet article about her “post-baby weight loss plan.” One. Day. Afterward. This shouldn’t be a surprise. I shouldn’t...

the worst

Posted by lyn | Feb 15, 2012 | true story | 15

I feel like I need to tell you about the worst roommate I ever had. So. I’m going to… just go ahead and do that. If that’s okay with you. *** Like almost everything else in my life, it started with a Craigslist...

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