If you are one of the few people that regularly read my posts (Hi Mom!) you may have noticed I haven’t written anything in a while. I’ve started a million times, yet all I could do was come up with was a bunch of complaints. Complaints about the difficulties of co-parenting, the first holiday season… Read More Be Close.
Stress. Anxiety. Ugh, freakin anxiety, man. I’ve been up to my eyeballs with it lately. The holidays have been doing that to me recently. The kids get so wound up, so off-schedule, eat too much sugar, don’t get enough sleep. I don’t need to tell you, you know how it is: a recipe for disaster. With a… Read More This is STILL the Only Thing That Matters
I have gained A LOT since I’ve been pregnant. More than I ever thought I would. If my 21-year-old self saw me now, she wouldn’t recognize me, and I’ll be honest, it’s brought me to tears more than once. You want to know how much I’ve gained? I will tell you. As of today,… Read More How Much I’ve Gained After Two Pregnancies
I had an epiphany of sorts the other day while running. It was a tough run, as most of them have been lately, and I had my eyes down on the road, focused totally on the pain and heaviness in my legs. Each step felt like a chore and my muscles ached. Then, all of… Read More Remember to Look Up
This past weekend I was determined to potty train my son. We have tried unsuccessfully many times but this time I was resolute: No more diapers. I made sure we didn’t have any plans and didn’t have to leave the house for any reason. This was necessary in order to allow him to run around… Read More Things That Don’t Suck
There are so many things about social media that I really love. I love that it lets me stay connected to people who I otherwise wouldn’t get to see often. I love that it lets me stay up-to-date on the lives of my friends and watch their families grow. I love the ability to get advice from… Read More How “perspectacles” changed my thinking
I met a woman at a dinner party this summer and the topic of our children inevitably came up. She has two sons in college. I have two sons not yet in pre-school. As the wine flowed more freely, our trivial small talk took on a more somber tone. She admitted to me she just… Read More The Value of Time
Sometimes things stink. Sometimes life throws you a curve ball. Or what feels like a dozen, one right after the other. Anyway, that was definitely the last couple of weeks for me. But I’m just so over feeling lousy and tired, I had to change my perspective. Lemon: I rolled my ankle and sprained it… Read More Making Lemonade
When my son was little, I used to read to him every night before bed. One of his favorite books – and he had many favorites – was Zen Shorts by Jon J. Muth. It’s a book about a giant panda named Stillwater, who mysteriously appears on the doorstep of a family of three children.… Read More A Matter of Perspective
I said something recently that I really regret. I was on the phone with my mom, moaning about my daughter’s sleep regression and feeling really sorry for myself. After my start back at work two weeks ago, life has been tiring and complicated, due in large part to the fact that I’ve only been sleeping… Read More A Little Perspective
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