On Grief and Health

Here is what I have learned about grief thus far. It’s unpredictable.  Unruly.  Some days you will feel joy as normal; others you will experience a profound sadness that you cannot shake.  Those days you may find yourself shedding lots of tears, or making a cup of coffee and settling into the couch with a stack … Continue reading →

Natural Born Athlete

I was never very athletic. In retrospect, I wonder if this wasn’t part of parental conditioning. I was a clumsy and whimsical child.  When I am encouraged to recall what I loved to do as a kid to ascertain what I am meant to be doing today, it involves lots of paper and notebooks and … Continue reading →

2014: Strong Enough to Birth the Children, Then Get Back To Business

Remember 2014? Almost an entire year in which I left this blog alone. Luckily for all 38 loyal followers (thanks, by the way), I have a journal! Which I use to record my life! And so I can share with you that this year was amazing, and also a motherfucker. Excuse me for not being coherent: … Continue reading →

It took me a long time to remember my password here. So…

Hey you guys! I am still here in Texas, kickin’ it. Things are good. Things are better. There is much to say but I don’t want to overwhelm myself. So I thought I’d start small, and just tell you that yesterday, when I told my son it was time to eat breakfast, he replied: Mom, … Continue reading →

Oh Hey There!

Welp, it’s been a long time, mah friends. And that’s not to say I’m quite back to blogging.  I must tell you, it’s been wonderfully cathartic for me to just let some things go.  Like this lovely little blog, for a few solid months.  And my job as playgroup coordinator at the Mom’s League, because … Continue reading →

“We sleepwalk through the possibility of joy.”

So I’ve been MIA for a really, really long time. And I’ve wanted to sit down and write a really revealing post, because I have lots to say on the subject.  Alas, I just don’t have the time, or all the words yet. I’ve been struggling with anxiety, which, honestly, is not new for me.  … Continue reading →

Loose Ends

I realize I’ve left many loose ends on the old blog of late. First, remember my New Year’s Resolutions? Yeah, me neither. If there is one thing I’ve learned this year, it is this: a woman cannot be expected to set lofty goals for self-improvement when she has a tiny baby/is not sleeping/is dealing with … Continue reading →

Weekly Round-Up: So What’s New?

Friends! What is up with you guys? I have feel like we haven’t connected in ages.  Totally my fault.  Things have been busy.  Luckily, my semester is wrapping up, the office reno is nearly complete (photos upon final completion), and in one week’s time I’ll have about a month off from grad school.  Glorious! So the … Continue reading →

Weekly Round-Up: Pour Some Sugar on Me. Please.

Sugar detox: Day 8 (Eight?  Can it be?) It’s getting a bit easier to avoid the sugars.  I took H and A to see Thomas the Train on Friday morning, and I could actually feel my brain synapses light up when I saw the blinking FUNNEL CAKE sign.  In another life, I would have happily devoured ALL … Continue reading →

Sugar Detox, Day 4

Oh hello, fourth day without sweets.  Yesterday, I think I almost started to hallucinate.  I WANT chocolate.  I WANT DESSERT.  I want a goddamn homemade whole wheat strawberry pancake with a bit of maple syrup for breakfast, you guys.  Most of all?  I want coffee creamer.  Say a prayer of thanks for your creamer this AM.  That … Continue reading →