Giving the kids something to talk about in therapy.
This week has been blissfully free of children. Blissful, I tell you. We've hardly done anything special. In fact, most of it has been spent on the couch watching TV, or sitting side by side as we read our separate books, or even just doing nothing with no noise whatsoever. I think that's our favorite. ... Continue Reading →
Despite the past couple of days, this has been the best year of my life. We'll start with the obvious - I got to marry my best friend! I look back at those days of planning a wedding, and all the hair pulling I did over that one day, and I want to laugh. Some... Continue Reading →
DQ leaves tomorrow for her dad's. I've distanced myself from this reality, treating it like one long vacation. And for the most part, I've been blissful in my little world of denial. She's been busy packing up her room, taking over the washer machine and boxing up anything she thinks will fit into my car... Continue Reading →
This article will print on Friday, December 28, 2012 in the Press Democrat. You know what I love about the new year? It’s a chance to start over, to create something huge, to make a difference in at least one life, even if that life is merely yours — especially if that life is yours.... Continue Reading →
'Letting our children go' is a lifelong process for parents, one that we wrestle with again and again, and each parent has to wrestle with it in his or her own way. -- Mister Rogers My daughter is moving away. It’s weird typing those words. I always knew there would be a day I would... Continue Reading →
About this time every year, I can be found juggling a half-done gift list, trying to figure out how I can finish shopping for everyone on that list from the dwindling funds in my bank account. Regardless of how carefully I plan financially for this time of year, it always seems like it’s never enough.... Continue Reading →
Well, the worst is over. I turned 35 today and I didn't die in my sleep from old age. Happy birthday to me. Here's what 35 looks like: I always struggle with my birthday before it happens, usually ending up a pathetic mess of tears on the night before or the morning of my birthday.... Continue Reading →
I've been a real ray of sunshine on this blog as of late, haven't I? I hate that the last several posts have been so negative. I'm afraid I'm becoming one of those people that use social media to complain - the very people I eventually unfriend on Facebook because I can't take their negativity... Continue Reading →
I think if I get no sleep, I should just barricade myself in a hole and not come out until I've caught up once again. At the very least I should avoid people. Because waking up at 3:30 am and then greeting the day as usual are not two things that go together. And my... Continue Reading →
“Your writing is so amazing,” Shawn told me, coming downstairs after spending an hour with the rough draft of my novel he’s been proofreading for the past several days. “I can see that you’ve taken some of the suggestions I’ve given you and grown as a writer.” He meant it as a compliment. And I... Continue Reading →
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