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The other day a couple of friends of mine started a discussion surrounding an image that was circulating online. It’s basically one of those “the more you’ve tried, the younger you are” type of deals. So I’m a Gen Xer. I wear that proudly. I love my sarcasm, my people, my music and my movies. I am a huge Stranger Things fan, not only because it is damn good storytelling but also because IT IS MY CHILDHOOD. That all being said, I still try to stay as current as I can. Mostly because I want to relate to my kids.…

As I write this my youngest son is in the midst of a double shift at work, my oldest is on vacation in Maine with some family friends and my husband is downstairs playing piano. Everyone is occupied. Except me. I’m restless. I’m restless because this new normal is not yet normal. These long swaths of quiet time were once filled with chaos and multitasking. I’m good at that. I’m used to it. And while I’m not complaining exactly, I’m not totally comfortable with this new existence. You would think that with my newfound time that  my house would be…

So it’s been awhile. Life’s been chugging along in our little corner of the internet event though we’ve (gasp!) not been consistently recording it. Shocking when you consider our little group is about as document-y and overshare-y as they come. Since the time we started this wonderful writing project, our lives have evolved. This project itself has evolved. Where once we were a merry band of four, Pursuit Of It All is now being steered by two. This change was brought about by nothing other than the simple realization that at this moment in time, we didn’t all share the…