The Well-Caffeinated Mom

Theme Song: “The Middle” Jimmy Eat World Projects of the Day: Articles, articles, and more articles followed by a fundraiser I originally was going to do this post as something around Thanksgiving, but you know how things go…you get busy and those plans go by the wayside. It’s kind of funny, because the way things …

Historically, I’ve been a busy woman. As an undergraduate, I would work 40 hours a week at one job, 20 at a second job, and take 20 units each semester. That’s 80 hours right there. Couple that with the fact that I’m a single mom, was very active in my honors society, and still managed …

Sometimes you’ve got to go with your heart – no matter what it is your head is telling you. This can be really difficult, especially if you’re anything like me. I’m a planner by nature. I like to know where I’m going and how I’m getting there. The concept of jumping into something is quite …

So many times, very intelligent and bright people in graduate school and academia are said to suffer from “impostor syndrome.” This is the feeling that no matter how successful one appears to the outside world, no matter how many accomplishments one has on his or her resume, that he or she is going to be “found …

Anyone who has been using social media for a little while will probably know what I’m talking about here. Isn’t it interesting how social media – well really, if you look back before that chat rooms and the internet – has changed the way we relate to people? But what’s most interesting is that we …

Ah…names…are we our names? I’ve been going through what a philosopher of language might call an “identity crisis.” I’m trying to figure out what my name should be and whether I should undergo a name change. That might seem funny to many people, but here’s the problem: I started my business as one name, changed …

The interesting thing about going your own way and finding your own path is that certain people feel the need to comment on it. It really doesn’t bother me anymore when people make comments about the fact that I’ve chosen to homeschool my son, and I’ve gotten used to some people being weirded out by …