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Perpetually Late

By Jen Graybeal
For the last 10 years I have been a corporate communicator helping executives to connect with global teams. I live in Silicon Valley with my iPhone, a fabulous husband and our 12 and 15 year old daughters. I love my very full, overscheduled yet happy life.
My daughter will be sixteen in less than two weeks. Let’s pause for a moment of silence. We have talked about the big day on and off for weeks, but with the date looming over our heads now – it is ... Read more...
The other day I had a handyman come over and replace the ceiling fan in my daughter’s room. The fan was in good working order, so he was careful with it. He placed it gently in some Styrofoam packing material and it sat in my living room for a day ... Read more...
The whole t-shirt controversy that took over the interwebs this week fascinated me. A shirt that so many p ... Read more...
As a busy working mom, I have to make choices about where I spend my time. Make dinner or clean off my desk? The people that live with me prefer dinner.  Exercise or ... well almost anything else, really. I usually pick doing almost anything else. But to ... Read more...
I sat on the bed and held Becca while she cried. I smoothed her hair, made soothing sounds and told her it was ok. Inside my heart was breaking for her. Between sobs she poured out her heart. “I know there are other kids t ... Read more...
I was making dinner while Lizzi worked on a History Project at the dining room table. She had to work there because for some reason her teacher felt that in order to plan the next presentation, the group had to use a 4 foot square piece of butcher paper folded origa ... Read more...