For All of The Mothers In My Life
Happy Mother's Day to ALL of you fabulous women who have loved and nurtured children near and dear to you. In my own short experience of motherhood, I have been humbled and broken down by the magnitude of love that is both required of mothers and returned to them by [...]
The Motherfunk
To say that there has been a lot going on in our lives would be something of a massive understatement. It's unlikely I'll be posting with any regularity until June, so my apologies. In the meanwhile, I have something fun to share, just in time for Mother's Day. Friends, particularly [...]
Due Diligence, Disclosure, and Determination
So, our latest addition to the family, the adorable puppy I mentioned in my last post, is utterly and completely deaf. How do we know? Among many other tests designed to give off as little vibration as possible, we smashed the metal bottoms of two chafing dishes together over her [...]
Resistance Is Fertile
There's a thing I do in relationships which has been making relationships of all kinds incredibly difficult for most of my life. I take everything very, very personally. I can't hear emotional criticism without falling deep into a black hole of self loathing, where the only thing that makes sense [...]
When Your To-Do List Is Doing You In
I am an unfocused mess. Riding out this cold hasn't been too bad, thankfully, and I'm grateful to the legions of you who sent me awesome immune boosting advice. Today's problem lies with work. I feel dwarfed by the size of my to-do list. It's towering over me and every [...]
Listen to Your Body
I'm in the eye of yet another cold, and I've been sick so many times this season, I'm starting to worry about larger issues. Have I mentioned that I'm a bit of a worrier when it comes to my health? We eat well - generally low carb, no processed foods, [...]