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Category Archives: time and family balance
Cohousing is not family!
One of my pet peeves is when people compare cohousing to being in a family. Some families are awful! Of course, everyone tries their best, but some have so many issues. We have all met people who have left their … Continue reading
Raising kids in cohousing – again
There is probably no bigger issue than children in cohousing. Many people want to live in cohousing because it looks like a wonderful place to raise children. That’s what I thought too. And it can be but some things to … Continue reading
Psychic madness 2
There is another psychic I need to tell you about. The summer before I moved into my house in cohousing I was in New Orleans for an amazing week. I figured it’d be fun to get a reading there in … Continue reading
No time for cohousing
I know I’ve done this theme before but I was reading through some archives of the cohousing listserv and the theme came up a bit. I was searching another topic but it kept popping up. It makes me wonder who … Continue reading
I Want A Sister Wife!
Ever since the TLC show Sister Wives began I wanted to live like that! I wasn’t interested in the belief system, though I respect their religion, or to be married to one man and share him, but I wanted the … Continue reading
cohousing diary- my real diary for living in co-housing
Here is my real diary as I lived in cohousing. I changed some things to make it understandable. I wrote this for myself. I always wanted to blog but this was just for me – never thinking I’d move out … Continue reading
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Lethal (bathroom) Weapon
I was in a work meeting today about reaching out to Native American families in my community. I thought how one idea was great and I wanted to share it with my best friend who works for a tribal college. … Continue reading
In like a lamb
Spring is here. I know because I hear the frogs. That was one of the few things I was sad about leaving. I loved hearing the frogs. Well, I moved by a marsh and I this week I found out … Continue reading
Super Bowl Blues
Grief has a pattern to it. The first year is the toughest. You have these milestones and remember where you were the year before without the grief. I’ve gotten to know grief too well. My dad died after his battle … Continue reading
Groundhog’s Day and Kids
Today is ground hog’s day and I can watch it from inside my warm house since it is all virtual and they had cardboard cut outs of an audience. Last year it was a super spreader event. But the year … Continue reading
