The guilt started when I was pregnant with my eldest daughter. Since about my 5th of pregnancy I feel guilty anytime I do anything for MYSELF, anytime I am not deliberately working for our family unit (in the direct sense,…
Parenting
Alright, so it has been ages since I’ve written, an unacceptably looong time. I’ve been thinking about writing, mulling posts over in my head, feeling so inspired and totally genius but at the same time entirely lacking discipline and motivation and…
This is an absolutely crazy time. I am 40 weeks pregnant, awaiting the arrival of daughter number two while also chasing around an insane two-year-old with an independent streak that might run even deeper than her momma’s (if that’s possible.)…
I’ve been think about sharing a lot lately, more precisely, I’ve been processing a few varying perspectives on teaching children to share. Here are the two articles that began my plummet down the rabbit hole. Should You Teach Kids…
I Am a Woman, I Am a Mother, I am NOT Your Expectations. I Am MY OWN Person
So I think I’m finally tackling the post about gender roles and labels that I threatened a few weeks back. This is an exploration into my own thoughts and feelings as much as it is a writing exercise as I’m…
Shonda Rhimes Ted Talk | My year of saying yes to everything
My transformation out of the doldrums and back into inspiration was probably slow and iterative, although it feels now like a sudden bolt of lightning. Looking back there were a few moments that were particularly transformative, indications that my gears…