The Lows
I am someone who is continually cycling through highs and lows. My highs are generally pretty awesome. I feel great. I am super productive. The possibilities se...
Month: February 2015
Mutually Exclusive
A lot of the articles I read about parenting insist on two imperative objectives: (1) parents taking care of themselves, so they will have the internal resource...
Closed Doors
I have made some mistakes in my blogging days. Big mistakes. Massive mistakes. Irreparable mistakes. There were women, women that I considered close, women that...
Introverts Among Us
I almost skipped the chapter in Raising your Spirited Child about extroversion and introversion. I am such a classic extrovert, constantly talking, riding an am...
I Don’t Know How
I’ve been really down this past week, stuck in a low, low funk. I thought it was my period, which took it’s sweet time showing up, and made me an aw...
Toddlerdom, Take Two
My son is 16 months old today, and he’s officially entered toddlerhood. He is finally walking (ahem, toddling) everywhere, but that isn’t why I know...
My Own Personal SAHM v WOHM Debate (A Conclusion)
I feel like I should wrap this series* up in sparkly paper and curly ribbons, but honestly, I don’t know how (and I’ve always been more of a Dollar ...
My Own Personal SAHM v WOHM Debate (An Inventory, Part 2)
So yesterday I wrote about the challenges of being a WOHM (for me), but I’ve already declared that I believe I’m happier not being a SAHM, so now I&...
My Own Personal SAHM v WOHM Debate (An Inventory, Part 1)
What started as a simple post ended up being a bigger, two multi-part series. The introduction is a public discussion of the SAHM v WOHM, a look into why we can...
My Own Personal WOHM v SAHM Debate (An Introduction)
I’ve been thinking about writing a post about my experience as a WOHM and how I think it compares to what my experience as a SAHM would be (in my specific...