by Michelle Lasley | Nov 22, 2013 | Family, One a Day, Post a Day 2013
The thought occurred to me today that, now six days before Thanksgiving, I should theme the next few days of writing. Each day, I should consider something I am thankful for. Now, that I am home, considering writing, I thought since there are six days left, perhaps I...
by Michelle Lasley | Nov 13, 2013 | Family, One a Day, Parenting, Post a Day 2013
I started drying my fork, and then I noticed part of my lunch was clinging, viciously, to the tines. In that moment, I was transported back to when I was a preteen, staying with my uncle and aunt for a month during the summer. Here, in the present day, the work...
by Michelle Lasley | Nov 12, 2013 | Family, One a Day, Parenting, Post a Day 2013
We are on tooth three. Levi has, now, lost three teeth. It seems like the first two teeth were over a year ago – but I think it was really just last spring. I have a problem. That is, I forget to be the tooth fairy. I remember all the way up until bedtime, and...
by Michelle Lasley | Nov 1, 2013 | Family, One a Day, Post a Day 2013
We were asked to bring in an old Halloween photo of ourselves, for our coworkers to guess, but I forgot. Putting away another book, tonight, I grabbed the album I meant to grab all week. Two things are happening at once: 1) I am already reviewing old files, and 2) now...
by Michelle Lasley | Oct 20, 2013 | One a Day, Post a Day 2013
I didn’t realize it at the time, but he was giving me a lesson in boundaries. He said, after expressing how a client wanted him to drop everything and take care of her need, “Lack of planning on your part doesn’t make it an emergency on mine.”...
by Michelle Lasley | Oct 14, 2013 | One a Day, Post a Day 2013
As I consider how divided my time is, I’ve been wondering when and where I inspire confidence. I have about 5 buckets in which I dedicate the bulk of my time (no, sleep is not one of the buckets). In 2 or 3 of the buckets, I am confident I inspire confidence a...
