As the saying goes “it takes a village to raise a child”. All weekend I’ve been thinking about the village of people who helped raise me and the community of women who are helping me raise my children. I’d like to dedicate a day to those mothers. The ones who mother everyone, not just their
Author: shoracarp
I had a psychology professor in college who was a Zen buddhist. He taught about meditation and mindfulness long before it was mainstream. Dr. Derek Price started every class by scribbling quotes on the chalkboard. They served no purpose to the lecture other than to provoke thought and while most of them have long since
Most people don’t believe me when I say I’m an introvert. I get it; I’m social, I’m outgoing, I enjoy being around people and spending time with my friends. But I’ll let you in on a little secret…it all exhausts me. While the idea of an action-packed, activity-filled weekend with family and friends is exciting
As a culture we’ve agreed that there are certain words and phrases that need to be abolished. So much so in fact that we don’t even say the words in polite company. The N word or R word comes to mind, as does the phrase “that’s so gay“. There’s another phrase I’ve had enough with
As a culture we’ve agreed that there are certain words and phrases that need to be abolished. So much so in fact that we don’t even say the words in polite company. The N word or R word comes to mind, as does the phrase “that’s so gay“. There’s another phrase I’ve had enough with
You may be wondering why I’m talking the time to tell you about podcasts. Podcasts are actually a great tool for moms. I find that I can squeeze in a podcast at lots of different times throughout my mom day: At the grocery store by myself (rare I know!) While waiting at dance or
You may be wondering why I’m talking the time to tell you about podcasts. Podcasts are actually a great tool for moms. I find that I can squeeze in a podcast at lots of different times throughout my mom day: At the grocery store by myself (rare I know!) While waiting at dance or
I was going to write about something else, but instead I feel a strong urge to talk about the Oscars. This was the first time in years that I stayed up to watch the whole thing and for many reasons I’m glad I did. I only saw 4 of the movies nominated for best picture (Mad
Recently Honey and I have been decluttering the basement in preparation for finishing it as another living space at some point in the future. We’ve made great strides with getting rid of all the stuff we just don’t need anymore. Something tells me that if we haven’t unpacked the box in the almost 3 years
Of all the things I’ve given my kids genetically, food allergies is the thing I most wish I could take back. I never thought that of all the differences that my girls could be negatively impacted by that food allergies would be the worst offender. I would eat only celery for the rest of my
