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The SHU Box

  • backpack conquest

    Thank you for all the fantastic Q&A submitted to the last post, my email, and Instagram!  Episode Recording Day (yes, that’s in all capitals because I was EXCITED) went really well, and I’m hoping…

    August 10, 2017
  • weekend // call for PODCAST Q&A requests

    This weekend just worked for me.  We didn’t do anything momentous, but I spent a huge proportion of it feeling very happy and grateful and just really present, for lack of a better term.…

    August 7, 2017
  • Water everywhere, and 4 years without seasons

    I have never been in a flood before.  I hate severe weather, particularly lightning, but the idea that water on its own could be such a threat never really crossed my mind.  Yesterday, parts…

    August 2, 2017
  • weekend report: call weekend

    Happy Monday (I think). I was on call this past weekend, which wasn’t wonderful but wasn’t terrible.  I had nearly full-time childcare, since our nanny had asked to trade two weekdays (when I was…

    July 31, 2017
  • thank you + some Friday Faves

    OH MY GOD, you guys!! I fired off that feisty little podcast-idea post at 5 am 2 days ago.  I was serious about the idea, but had no idea I would get such a…

    July 21, 2017
  • Podcast thoughts

    I’m actually sort of serious about this podcast idea.  I’m sure it’s the 834 hours I spend on the road each week, but I’ve really gotten into the medium and wonder if I have…

    July 19, 2017
  • time crunch, epilogue

    You guys are great 🙂 Thank you for your helpful insights the last couple of posts.  After writing them, I have become more aware of the time I do have (which is actually a…

    July 18, 2017
  • time crunch

    I need to use my time better. I spent the weekend alone with the kids, which went well, but was TIRING.  I find myself panicking about how I am going to possibly cope with…

    July 11, 2017
  • 5.5 months

    I have 5.5 months of pregnancy left. As I mentioned, my first tri kind of sucked.  To be clear, it didn’t suck in any special way; I didn’t require hospitalization for fluids and didn’t…

    June 27, 2017