Trading Places

To paraphrase Mark Twain, rumors of my death as a blogger have been greatly exaggerated.  I know it has been nearly a year since I last wrote, which isn’t an uncommon occurrence for me; however, the circumstances under which I put my blogging on hiatus—actually, in this economy, that circumstance isn’t so uncommon either.  Due to my husband’s job loss in March 2011, we have traded places.  Thankfully, this trade didn’t involve any kind of Freaky Friday body swap.  (I don’t think Matt could handle the PMS and I prefer to have two eye brows.)  This trade involved a move halfway across the country, which resulted in me becoming the sole earner and in him becoming a stay-at-home dad, for the time being.  While this trade has been stressful, and at times, not ideal, we have learned quite a bit about ourselves, each other, and our marriage. Read more »