Magical Monday: More True Confessions

May 20, 2013 by Kate Street

It’s been awhile since we unleashed some True Confessions and I am feeling the need! So here we go:

* I’ve already confessed that my baby enjoys dog food and dog treats. It turns out he’s non-discriminating, and also enjoys cat food. We keep our cat food in the bathroom and sometimes I’ll hand him a handful so I can dry my hair in peace.

* My dog pooped in my basement recently. I’m waiting for my husband to discover it so he’ll clean it up.

* I get headaches just about every month. I think it’s the only way I can truly fathom getting a break…but that doesn’t even work.

* I fully resent that my husband can go out on his bike for hours at a time, whereas I have to co-ordinate and plan for time away.  Read more...

Magical Monday: Spirit Baby Talk

May 13, 2013 by Kate Street

If you’ve been reading my Magical Monday column for awhile, you know I’m a little metaphysically minded. Okay, I’m MOSTLY metaphysically minded. Some call it woo-woo, some call it airy-fairy, some even call it cray-cray. Call it what you want, I’m usually RIGHT.  (Yes, I just said that and I meant it…just ask my husband.)  Anyway, one of my GREATEST PASSIONS in this life is pre-birth communication.

I experienced boat-loads (a technical term) of pre-birth communication with my children. My first son even went so far as to tell me how he wanted to be born (by unassisted homebirth) and made sure all the info I needed fell right into my lap while I was pregnant with him. My experience of pre-birth communication was so moving, so magical, so paradigm-shifting and so life-changing that I created a website about it when my first son was still a baby, called Love From Baby.  Read more...

My Rockin’ Mama

May 6, 2013 by Kate Street

20 Reasons my Mom ROCKS:

1. I always, always knew I was loved as a child.

2. Until I was about 10 years old I was very shy and my Mom was my trust-worthy security blanket. Although I think she would have preferred me being less shy, she never made me think there was something wrong with me because of it.

3.  She wasn’t one to regularly buy junk food (much to the chagrin of this junk-food-junkie) but when I started earning my own money with my paper route she let me buy whatever I wanted. Suffice to say, I spent most of my money on chips, candy, and soda.

4. When I declared at 11 years old that I wanted to gain weight, my mother obliged me by making me a chocolate malted every day after school. Even though I didn’t gain any weight from that (oh, the blessings of childhood!) I so enjoyed our daily chocolate ritual for awhile.  Read more...

Magical Monday: Being Gentle With Myself…

Apr 29, 2013 by Kate Street

Perhaps you’ve noticed by now that I’m one who intensely feels the highs and lows. I do so admire my even-keeled friends and for years I even strived to be like them, but alas, that is not my true nature. When I’m happy ANYTHING is possible and I can move heaven and earth. When I’m down…well, life seems to suck. Even when it doesn’t.

What’s worse is, when I’m down, I tend to kick myself while I’m there. I resist the lows, think there is something wrong with me for feeling the lows, and I beat myself up for not being able to lift myself out of those lows. It’s a dreadful cocktail of low energy, guilt, and resistance.

Yesterday, when I woke up and realized I was in for another day of lows, I decided to try a different tactic. I decided I would be my own best friend, I would be gentle with myself and love myself ANYWAY, even if I wasn’t feeling like I wanted to feel.  Read more...

Magical Monday: You’re Going to Thank Me for This….

Apr 22, 2013 by Kate Street

* Disclaimer: This post is meant for fun only. I am not an alcoholic so please refrain from giving me lectures, calling CPS or sending me AA literature.

When I was growing up we’d always go to my Grandma’s house for Sunday dinner. It was a family tradition. Even though I don’t have family around me now, Sundays still feel like they should have a tradition around them, so hubby and I started one of our own. Last night we invited some friends over for our first weekly tradition of “Sundays in the Tap Room.” (We have a restaurant-type room in lieu of a formal dining room. It has a wooden restaurant booth, a popcorn machine and it’s very own 3 tap kegerator for hubby’s home brews. Dudes, it rocks!)

our Popcorn Machine named “Poppy.”  Read more...