Last week’s steady supply of stress-relieving treats came at the perfect time. Just after I pressed “Publish” on my Train Thoughts post, I finally got word from the dream job I’ve been waiting on. That word was not the word I was expecting. No, not the words that secured the job that I’d already been […]
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Living It Your Way
I was all set to take another pass at last week’s post’s topic, hopefully a little more eloquently and with a clearer point, but I just got a little sidetracked (again). There are two women in my circles, albeit the far-off, mostly just on Facebook circles, who are facing cancer. One is my age with […]
Motherhood: An Act of Sacrifice or Ultimate Selfishness?
A lot of mom-related feelings this week. Eggroll is eight months old. She’s going to start daily daycare here soon. It’s been two years since my mom died. I hit my pre-pregnancy weight yesterday. This article was posted on Scary Mommy. I’m not sure where this post is going to go, so let’s enjoy a […]
Life is Good and That Gives Me Pause
Wow. I struck a cord yesterday, huh? As Randy said, I should have stated my intentions earlier on because, to a person, y’all made me feel better about this whole breastfeeding fiasco. Sounds like I’m not alone with my troubles. If you haven’t reached out already and given me the opportunity to say it directly […]
200 Hours To One Big Life Change – How Yoga Teacher Training Changed My Outlook
On the first day, at the first break, of yoga teacher training I realized I just lost a baby I didn’t even know I had. Three weeks later, I lost mom. That’s a hell of a way to start a new challenge – any challenge, but specifically one where the homework is “sit quietly and […]