Pam Moore's Blog, page 7

When I was in high school my mom told my guidance counselor I was tenacious. We were gathered together in the guidance counselor's office, surrounded by glossy catalogs featuring vibrant New England fall backdrops and bright-eyed, J. Crew clad students, talking about safety schools and reach schools when I glanced at the questionnaire my parents … Continue reading Gentle scares me

Pandemic-ing When this started I thought I was secretly pleased with myself because I was not naive enough to imagine our kids would go back to school before the end of the year. "I don't see us going back until the fall," I'd said, cynical and so sure of myself. That was cute. Our district … Continue reading Notes from The Tail-end of The Strangest Summer on Record

Listening I went to a women's leadership conference B.C. (before corona) where I participated in an active listening workshop. We were instructed to pair up and take turns talking to our partner. When it was your turn to listen, your job was to focus all of your attention on the speaker. You weren't supposed to … Continue reading On Listening and a Quick Update

On a good day I'm happy that if I have to be on lockdown, at least I'm quarantining with my three favorite people and this is happening at a time when my kids are old enough to make their own cereal and not so old they think everything I say is idiotic. On a bad … Continue reading This is everything I know about getting out of a bad pandemic mood and freelance writing

It's week six or seven now of quarantine... I've lost track at this point. Like many, I don't miss the social obligations that used to crowd my calendar. Other things I don't miss: the weekly battle to get my kids to their swimming lesson, small talk, racing to the bus stop at the ungodly hour … Continue reading May 2020 Update: #stillquarantining

I had all the words for a perfect blog post in my mind on my run this morning and now they've disappeared. (Maybe they're floating around in the ether at least six feet away from my laptop?) Right now I'm grateful to be at home with my family, that we are all healthy, and that … Continue reading April update: #quarantinelife

Hi and happy spring!!!! What are you doing to avoid Coronavirus on this gorgeous bluebird day? Today I did not touch my face during bootcamp at the rec center one single time. I had to laugh when the instructor asked us to face the wall and then gave us firm instructions not to lick it. … Continue reading That whole luck/hard work matrix and other springtime updates

February is one of my favorite months. The only thing that could make February better is if my birthday were in it. But all of these things happened in February: I met Dan, We closed on our house, and I had Sweet Pea. Also, the days start growing just a little bit longer this month … Continue reading February is my fave

It's that time of year again. When I think "I SAID this was going to be a minimalist about gifts but I got disorganized and I lost track of the presents and it got out of control and I know my kids will love the presents I painstakingly chose and wrapped for 72 hours and … Continue reading Best books of 2019

It's been about a year since I made the conscious decision to stop freaking out about food. I know a lot of you know exactly what I'm talking about. But in case you're from another planet, a dude, or in the .01% of badass women who feel totally comfortable in bodies and never stress about … Continue reading The best part of getting out of food anxiety hell