by Mary Carver | Jul 21, 2010 | Giving Up on Perfect, My Life
When Mark and I were dating, he got me a card for some holiday (Valentine’s Day? Birthday? I can’t remember.) that compared real estate to kisses. As in, the key is location, location, location. Looking back, I’m not sure that was actually appropriate, considering I...
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 | Oct 2, 2009 | Family Life, Giving Up on Perfect, My Life, parenting
Yesterday I planned to run a few errands over my lunch break. Annalyn’s birthday party is on Saturday, and this was really my last opportunity to pick up a few things without having her along for the ride. (You might find this surprising, but most errands and chores...
by Mary Carver | Apr 17, 2008 | Books, Movies & TV, marriage, My Life
Last night I watched Monday’s episode of How I Met Your Mother. (I taped it so I could watch Bones.) The basic premise is that Marshall quit his job at a corporate law firm because it was sucking up all his time, making him miserable, and forcing him to sell out...
