by Mary Carver | Jul 20, 2010 | Uncategorized
When Mark’s mom died in a car accident, we were living in my college town about three hours away.After we got off the phone with his dad, I called my parents. She’d already talked to my father-in-law, so she knew what was going on. I don’t remember what she said, but...
by Mary Carver | Jul 19, 2010 | Giving Up on Perfect
I am tired.I’m sleepy. Drooping. Pooped.Ugh! I’m exhausted.Just…taaahred.I don’t know a better way to say it, but I am dragging today. For the past 10 days or so, I have consistently deprived myself of sleep.The first night of Savvy Blogging Summit, my roommates and I...
by Mary Carver | Jul 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
“After we get back from dinner, a bunch of us are going to get our laptops and hang out by the hot tubs.”I mean, that’s not normal, right? To travel to the beautiful mountains of Breckenridge, Colorado, and spend the entire weekend inside with our heads in our...
by Mary Carver | Jul 14, 2010 | Giving Up on Perfect, My Life
This is pretty much exactly how I look when resigning from a job. Exactly. I’ve quit a lot of jobs. But don’t you dare call me a quitter. Or a job hopper. Reasonable or not, that criticism gets me going like no other. Perhaps because I’m afraid it might be true. My...
by Mary Carver | Jul 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
I’m going to a visitation tonight. My cousin’s wife’s mom died. When I told Chelley about that, she asked if the relation was as distant as it sounded. It’s not. I’m really close to my cousins.Over the weekend, I read a blog post that made me cry. I found out that my...
