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Blog posts could be location dependent; Calgary, Sacramento, Santa Cruz or Victoria. Career dependent; Art, Education, Firefighting, or Politics. Or, more likely random adventures that we Paynefully Awkward Parents are up to. Join us for an adventure, or invite us to one of yours!

Navigating Bureaucracy

Whichever side of the debate you land on, you are unlikely to avoid bureaucracies altogether. Analyze your own reaction, empathize with bureaucrats, and learn some practical tips!
Achieving Work-Life Balance as a First Responder

We know someone who has demonstrated the mental resilience to see through conflicting information to figure things out when no one asked him to do so. There was no physical danger, but he walked through a mental health landmine, and got through to the other end unscathed. We are terribly proud that this person became…
Making a Difference: One Small Step at a Time

Modest but consistent efforts are much better at making a positive difference in the world than grand gestures with a ton of funding behind them. This is true on a societal level, but on an individual level there are some added benefits to the person putting forth the effort!
A Christmas Story For Sleep

Someone from church asked me to read a story for her class. Since I have to work on Sundays I offered to record it. So, already this is not an episode that any of our four target audience would like. Practice recording? Something to fall asleep to? Bonus points if you can mimic the way…
Volunteer in Santa Cruz

Sometimes all the self reflection in the world is not helping. It is amazing how much better you can feel when you focus on others! The link below is for an excel file. If on your phone, try switching from tab view to card view to pick your project. Did you know that right now…
If the algorithm works for you, Paynefully Awkward will not.

We don’t want ad revenue. We don’t want subscriptions and numbers. We want to interact with our adult children. All very different people. They do not interact very much with each other. Even Pop Payne and Step Mom Payne are very different. We have discovered that if one of us has something on their feed,…