So Marit Unsanctioned comes out <checks clock> tomorrow. And I've done almost nary a thing to promote it. Is this what it's like when parents have a fifth child? Is it a bundle of excitement that you just don't talk about because there's already so much going on? It's past time to show Marit Unsanctioned [...]
I guess it's been a hot minute since I posted anything new on the blog. The month of May was full of trying to keep my head on straight, with senior awards night, scholarship luncheons, piano recitals, figure skating competitions, figure skating expos, sports banquets, and high school graduation. (Did I mention I got to [...]
After all the months I've spent focused on school board obligations and the crisis our district has been facing for all of the 2023-2024 school year, I've almost forgotten what it's like to focus on other aspects of life. Like writing. Wait. Am I an author? I...I have a new book coming out later this [...]
Ever have the best news and no one to share it with? Ever have months of fighting for the rights of your children only to win in a zoning hearing and not quite believe it? Ever face eight vicious months of unprompted and intense attacks on your community, your person, and your school district? I [...]
Oh dear. It's mid-way through February and I haven't yet written a blogpost. Let's have at it, shall we? Let me spill the tea in all the ways about why I've refrained from writing, why I've abandoned the dear blog, and why I've put every ounce of my energy into things other than writing at [...]
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I've written before about my neighborhood, the community, and how amazing this place I call home truly is. None of that has changed. But in being elected to the school board about eight months ago, I have seen a side of this community I never could have anticipated. I've mentioned how our school faced devastating [...]
Last week, I wrote about my amazing weekend away with friends. And it was exactly that. Amazing. But the part I neglected to mention is that pushing yourself to the max when you have a chronic illness is exhausting. And not in the “I’m really tired” sense, although there is, of course, regular fatigue to [...]
This past weekend, I finally had the chance to meet with three high school friends for a getaway in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. We’ve been attempting to plan this trip since 2019 with our original date and location being October 2020 in Montreal. Suffice it to say, everyone knows what happened in 2020 and so [...]
I've been meaning to write another blogpost for a while now, but whew. There's been...a lot to deal with here. As a school board member of a district with a recently flooded school in which everything was a total loss, the last month has been hectic to say the least. I am in awe of [...]
L. Ryan Storms 