real life Archives - Kels in Wonderland

October 2, 2018

Hey Mama, It’s Okay to Have a Bad Day

I meant to write a different post today. Inspired this week by Hunter's fearlessness in learning to take both figurative and literal leaps around his crib -- and the living room furniture -- I wanted to write about his infant tenacity and self-discovery. It's adorable and incredible to watch him figure it out; sometimes making it from (non-sharp) corner to corner, sometimes safely falling, and most times being very excited to try again. That was my plan. But, I didn't. Because today sucked. And you know what? That's okay.read more[...]

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September 6, 2018

Parents Need Books, Too

"We need to read more," my husband says to me as he hits the lights. We had just finished a 3-episode Netflix binge, spending our only time together for the day staring at the TV screen. I don't disagree. I grew up reading old-school books. Paper books. Tangible pages to turn, dusty smells to inhale. There was a time when I didn’t go anywhere without a book. My parents instilled a love of reading in my sister and me, which I will be forever thankful for. These days it's all tech, all the time. The ways of the book are (nearly) gone, but not forgotten.[...]

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January 19, 2017

The Reality of Working From Home

After years of commuting and being an office drone, I've become a remote contract worker. I work in digital marketing, and I truly believe that if digital work can't be remote once in a while, then we're probably doing it wrong. But my switch was a total 180 and now I'm 100% remote. This is a pretty big change but also, in its own way, a godsend. I am saving so much money on gas and highway tolls, I am able to control my environment, and most importantly, I can complete my work in a way that makes the most sense. As a creative night-hawk, the typical 9-5 didn't[...]