Adulting Archives - Barbara Seidle

Giving Up

Adulting non-fiction

A combination of a sore throat, poor decisions (in the form of some really great books), and a 46 year old body has left be […]

Here are some of my fruitless attempts at getting my family to pitch in around the house: I have also left the toilet bowl cleaner laying […]

Adulting non-fiction #Marie Kondo

I’ve only seen one episode of Marie Kondo’s new show, and I haven’t read her book. I know very little about Japanese traditions or the […]

I’ve been sick for the past 6 weeks, so I’ve becoming sort of an expert on what to do when you’re home sick. Sleep in. […]

Adulting family food non-fiction #Iron Chef

My youngest son (16) is interested in learning to cook. My oldest son (20) is on his semester break from college and is home all […]

I came across the word resurgam in The Bronte Plot (Katherine Raey) as quoted from Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte). I immediately looked it up to […]

I used to have so many youthful dreams. Isn’t that exactly the way it should be? I can run through an eclectic list of highly […]

Adulting non-fiction teaching #careers

I must admit, that occasionally at work I can have a bad attitude. Especially if I am tired or overwhelmed. Most days I’m busy from […]

I wrote this blog with pen and paper. Not because I wanted to return to the simple way of writing where ink flows out upon […]

Adulting non-fiction #busyness #leisure

I have come to the conclusion that my body (and my brain in particular) is a machine. Not one of those well oiled powerful engine […]