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Powering down PowerSchool

Between Zack getting his driver’s license, a lifeguard certification, a real summer job.... WHY IS THIS CHILD TESTING ME??

Jyl Barlow Aging, Class of 2024, Daughters, Family, Marriage, Parenting, Retirement, Sons, Stepmom, Teenagers Leave a comment June 27, 2022 7 Minutes

Click here for interviews about What to Expect When You Weren't Expecting. These people were very brave to have no delay.

Aren't all writers gazillionaires? Yes, that's why it's so easy. Just kidding, writing is not only not easy, but it also does not feed the cats. Well, maybe it feeds Colleen Hoover's cats. If you love to travel and love to have someone else organize your life ... reach out to me via the Bearly Home tab! Your adventures keep me writing!

So pleased to have been awarded a Gold Star review by Literary Titan!

Other Places I Write:

Today.com: Parenting Team
Funny Pearls UK
Grown and Flown
Ryan's Crossing
Herring Homes
JSJ Builders
Triangle New Home Guide (print magazine)

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Grateful: Five Things

I remember sitting at my kitchen table after school, a bowl of Spaghetti O’s in front of me, enthralled as Oprah challenged her audience with a regular round-up of the good things that happened throughout the day.

Challenge Accepted.

by Jyl Barlow December 4, 2023December 2, 2023

Reverse Gratitude: It’s a thing, right?

I picked up the newspaper and started reading “It’s in Times of Adversity When Gratitude Shows Up,” written by John Nagy about the recent loss of his mother.

As the messages between the lines revealed themselves, I felt compelled to put the paper back down because, well, why did it feel like Nagy was…

by Jyl Barlow November 27, 2023November 26, 2023

First Love! And the firsts that come with it.

Our home is currently a bit wounded in that the garage door is wide open indefinitely.

The culprit? First love.

by Jyl Barlow November 20, 2023November 18, 2023

Universal Studios: FAMbulous. Also, ouch.

Yes, I know–I got to spend a week at Universal Studios taking behind-the-scenes tours of facilities, riding rides, and eating the best of park food.

Now that I’ve completely lost your sympathy, let me explain what a FAM experience actually entails.

by Jyl Barlow November 13, 2023November 13, 2023

Birthday Paperwork: A MUST for baby adults.

We are about to sit with our newly minted adult child and fill out a whole bunch of essential paperwork.

If you have baby adults, this is a MUST DO.

by Jyl Barlow November 6, 2023November 5, 2023

Adult Hobbies (not that kind)

I remember it like it was yesterday, sitting in a therapist’s office in silence for a perceived eternity as I flew through my mental file cabinet trying to answer her simple question. Why can’t I answer this??? It should have been a simple question, anyway. For most people, it probably was a very simple question. …

by Jyl Barlow October 30, 2023October 29, 2023

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