It’s been an interesting month…one full of grief, reflection and love. On December 11, my beloved grandmother left this world. She was a true force of nature – a warm sunbeam on your face, a rainbow on a cloudy day, and at times a tornado that left a ton of debris in her wake. That… [Read More]
Humans are the problem, but we’re also the solution
It’s been this way since the beginning. The fighting. The violence. The holier than thou attitudes. It happened in Mesopotamia. It happened with Napolean, Julius Caeser and with Alexander the Great. The quest for power, control and to be better than everyone else, thinking that we ARE better than everyone else. Wanting something and feeling… [Read More]
I wasn’t ready for the “how are babies made” question
Miss E. has been asking for a sibling for quite some time now. I have tried to explain that while that ship has sailed in our house, some day she may have a baby cousin, but that’s not really flying for her. She specifically asked for a sister and I proceeded to start to bumble… [Read More]
How the flu almost made me crazy
I have laundry to switch out but I’m avoiding it. I mean, it’s literally 10 feet away from me, but I’m pretending it’s not there. Call it laziness. Call it avoidance. Either way, I just don’t feel like it. Last Thursday, I picked up the boy child from school to find he had a 102… [Read More]
6 things to help calm the chaos
There’s a weight pressing against my chest. It’s been there for awhile. It’s rough out there right now. I hesitate to even open up my computer because there’s just SO MUCH — opinions, arguments, facts, lies, half-truths. I can’t deal with it and I know a lot of you can’t either. And that’s just the… [Read More]
Sitting in discomfort
We’re not in a comfortable place right now. In other words, transitions are hard. And we’re going through a lot of them. #1. Kindergarten We started off with a BANG. My little cutie loved school and was making lots of new friends. Every day was a new name and some new song to sing. Then… [Read More]
We’re all wearing war paint
I just can’t anymore. Every time I open up my computer or pull up something on my phone, it’s negative. There is constantly some sort of war. Mommy wars. Political wars. Blogging wars. ACTUAL wars. It’s too much. Is there a deserted island I can run off too? As much as I am grateful to be… [Read More]
Life happens…and we just keep going.
I feel like I’ve been absent lately — from here, my online world. I think I have something to say and yet when I sit down to write, nothing happens. The cursor just blinks, mocking me. I stare at the empty page willing the words to pour out of me. They don’t. There’s been a… [Read More]
Embracing the chaos
I’m not sure what’s happened in the last 10 days, but life has all of a sudden gone a little haywire. I had an amazing weekend two weeks ago full of friends, my family and all sorts of yummy food. Then it all went to crap. My daughter got the stomach flu. I won’t go… [Read More]
Whoa, I have time.
On Sept 30, my work contract ended. I made a decision not to pursue more work at this time so I can enjoy my favorite season of the year, volunteer at the kid’s schools and do a few house projects. I’ve “officially” had no work for twelve work days. It’s been SO weird. Making dinner hasn’t been… [Read More]
