Moira’s second birthday started off like most special days in our house, with me overthinking things and stressing everyone out trying to maximize the “special” and minimize the disruption to her routine. But after a 5 am wake up, and a long time falling back to sleep, we all slept until 7:30, and school starts …
The Confidence of a Two-Year-Old, On Her Birthday Read More »
If I had one fear going into motherhood, it was that their hungry little mouths, and needy little souls would be the death knell of my freedom. In fact, when Moira was born, I went through a period of mourning for my afternoons of deep contemplation, for the concept of “browsing,” and the ability to …
Something New and Good: The Surprising Freedom of Mama Bear Read More »
Well, I did it. I forgot to post about it, but I did complete the book challenge. My last two categories were “A book over 500 pages” and “A book over 100 years old.” I used these categories as an opportunity to transition into my new adventure: starting this year, I am now a full …
It’s been a while since I’ve blogged. But Christmas always brings out the blogger in me. Most likely because of a long and conflicted history with the holiday and my need to externally process. This year, with a toddler, we have entered the vortex of American Christmas. “Do you guys ‘do Santa’?” (which is a …
This year our local bookshop is conducting a reading challenge. Now that Moira goes to bed at 7:30pm, I thought, well, why not! Reading is quiet, portable, and doesn’t require me to get into a “mode” the way that writing does. As January revealed, I like a structured challenge, and I have been enjoying the …
The last 16.5 months of my life have been amazing. As Moira grows, I grow as her mother. Some of that growth is fun. She learns new words. My heart melts when she says, “books!” first thing in the morning. She loves to swim. I love to swim with her. Some of that growth is …
So every blogger on in America is telling us how to respond to the shootings in Charleston. Everyone is trying to say the one profound thing that’s going to send an arrow straight to the heart of racism and explode it. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. Because, like many have said, we need to talk about …
Another blogger writes about racism and where it begins Read More »
A friend of mine coined a hashtag that makes me laugh. #ILiketoTravelBut. I like to travel but…I hate sitting in coach. I like to travel but…I don’t like losing money to the exchange. That kind of stuff. But lately, I’ve been thinking more and more about travel’s place in the soul, or at least my soul. …
This year our local bookshop is conducting a reading challenge. Now that Moira goes to bed at 7:30pm, I thought, well, why not! Reading is quiet, portable, and doesn’t require me to get into a “mode” the way that writing does. As January revealed, I like a structured challenge, and I have been enjoying the …
Sometimes there are socially vogue rants that make me want to move to Siberia. Hating on social media is one of them. I’m just as annoyed as the next guy by the constant dinging of my phone (so I turned off my push notifications), the 19 Facebook notifications that have nothing to do with me, …
Friday Night Rant: Social Media is not killing us Read More »