Daughter has been rocking short hair for a long time now, and she’s decided to grow it out. I’ve grown out a pixie myself and I know first hand that it can lead to some pretty frustrating bad hair days. Because Daughter is at the age when that really bothers her and because I’m a… Continue reading Strong and unique
I have been doing a lot of things I never could have imagined lately. I had no idea that my life would have me working from home and starting to really enjoy it. While I’m still hoping for an opportunity, this is pretty good for now. Never did I ever think that I would need… Continue reading Never imagined
I’m so dang tired, y’all. I’ve been watching the debate between our most likely choices for president and my soul hurts. I have a very strong opinion about who I would like to win the presidential race, and I don’t need to speak about what that is. I do not believe I am choosing the… Continue reading Sorry, guys…
When I was young, I remember watching the show The Wonder Years and loving every minute. Well, almost every minute. If you remember this show, you’ll know that it was narrated by the grown voice of the child main character. It was all about his life growing up in the 1960’s and how his youth… Continue reading Roll reversal
I was completely prepared with this blog post. I was! I had a letter to hormones all planned out. Stupid, stinking, aggravating, unfair, child-robbing hormones. Daughter has been going through some serious hormonal shizzle lately and I had just about had it. Monday morning was the single worst morning we’ve had together (that I remember)… Continue reading The big things
I just visited my mom again and my perspective has really changed. I’m not going to be upset about things anymore- or at least I’m going to try. I only have so much control. But this time I was able to stick to that idea, even though there were things that happened that could have… Continue reading A new normal
I was just shopping for my new clothes to help me build my new look and I was being really “good.” I only even tried on things that I thought would make me a little more put-together, a little bit polished instead of looking like I barely manage to get myself clean every day. I… Continue reading In a galaxy far, far away
I’m pretty sure that at some point on the blog I wrote about how Daughter was seen by outsiders as a delightful and easy child because of, in large part, the decisions we made to help her along. There were countless little things hat we did to make her seem like a trouble-free child, like… Continue reading Success for me, too
I was finishing up a mailing to letter writing friend and was looking for just the right quote to put in the card. I entered some friendship parameters and found one that I loved but continued to browse for fun nuggets of wisdom and came across a quote that I liked when I first saw… Continue reading Friend with compassion
As the seasons change, it can be a great time to think about the changes you want in your life and how to go about them. Entering fall is always one of my absolute favorite times of the year. I’m enjoying it a lot more since our move out east because not only is it… Continue reading Changes
Elephants in the Room 