"Mothers cannot give from a depleted source. Every mother needs emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual validation, nourishment, and support. When a mother is respected and well cared for, she and her whole family will benefit." ~ a motherwoman principle. I am nearly eight weeks into raising my second daughter. Which means I am nearly eight … Continue reading On processing the pain…
On lessons in retrograde…
The birth of our second daughter is looming large (as am I...holy crap, I feel GIGANTIC). Our first was born at 38 weeks and 3 days...that would be tomorrow if this one decides to make the same appearance. I spent a lot of time during my first pregnancy thinking and writing about all the … Continue reading On lessons in retrograde…
On breathing the good stuff…
I feel like there's this modern mom thing where we bitch incessantly about our children and our lives...especially those of us that are stay-at-home moms. It's weird. It feels really freeing sometimes. I love that I have a huge network of friends that I can commiserate with on this motherhood journey. It's nice to know … Continue reading On breathing the good stuff…
On the songs of my baby…
I'm roughly six weeks out from the impending delivery of my second baby. Technically speaking, I'm eight weeks out, but my midwife is fairly confident this one will come early since the last one did. I'm also hopeful she'll come early...it will give me substantially more time to recover before moving across the country and … Continue reading On the songs of my baby…
On knowing I have plenty…
It's the new year and I've decided to try two new personal projects for 2017: 1. Don't buy anything that isn't necessary. 2. Do ten minutes of yoga every day. Surprisingly (to me), it's the second one that's been the most challenging so far. I've done yoga once since January 1st. ONCE. I have carved … Continue reading On knowing I have plenty…
On the depths of my soul…
It's exactly one week until my favorite day of the year. It's better than my birthday. Better than Valentines Day. Christmas Eve is my favorite day of the year. When I was younger, Christmas Day ruled all. I think that's true for a lot of us. As children, we look forward to presents and Santa … Continue reading On the depths of my soul…
On wanting what I have…
With only two-ish weeks left in the year (and thank God for that), I've started thinking about New Years resolutions. I do this every year. But the last ten or so years, my resolutions are more about deleting something from my life than about adding. One year, I vowed to go to chain restaurants as … Continue reading On wanting what I have…
On firming it all up…
Can we talk about etiquette for just a second? At what point did "maybe" become an appropriate response to an invitation? When did it become okay to just not respond to an invitation until well after the requested RSVP date and at the near-harassment of the host? I sometimes feel like social media has made … Continue reading On firming it all up…
On filling the voids…
I hate chores. I also hate chaos and clutter. This is just one of many dichotomies about me that annoys the hell out of my husband. He doesn't mind chores, but he also doesn't get nearly as bothered by clutter. We're kind of an awful pair when it comes to that. Ill-matched, at best. I'd … Continue reading On filling the voids…
On looking to the beyond…
It's the last day of #NaBloPoMo and this will be my twentieth post of the month. I'm not going to lie: I didn't think I'd post even half that many times! My success this month makes me hopeful I can continue writing with much more regularity...and even more hopeful that I can find interesting and … Continue reading On looking to the beyond…
Use. The. Clutch. 