Bittersweet Break Up
This is not a mutual break up. But it is understandable. I have become less interesting, less flexible, less exciting. I’m just plain ol’ me. All of a sudden, the world opened up and there was so much more to see. Something better came along. Something more fun, flexible,…
It’s Okay Not To Let Go
The obvious solution was to sell it. ALL of it. Every last piece. Every basket full of stamps, scissors, and ink hiding in the closets, every folder bursting at the seams with stickers and do-dads in my desk, and every beautiful sheet of hand selected 12×12 paper stacked up…
Whirlwind
It’s been a whirlwind of a week. Seriously. I have yelled. cheered. and cried. I sat in the pediatrician’s office, listening to words like “curable”, “recovery rate”, “leukemia”, “blood diseases”, not believing I was really there, wanting to just fast forward to the next day. I have hugged my…
On Mothering
Every night when I rock Nathan to sleep, I look at his sweet face and think how lucky I am. To be a mom. His mom. I savor the moment, knowing it won’t be long before he doesn’t need me to rock him anymore. As I sit there, not…
Potty Trainers Beware
Let me just apologize right now. As a stay at home mom of a baby and a toddler, I don’t get out much. And maybe I’ve forgotten what socially acceptable conversation consists of. Or maybe my brain can’t handle more than eat, sleep, poop, repeat. This is another “bathroom”…