Month: October 2015
A Question
Brene Brown is my spirit animal. Her six hour talk, The Power of Vulnerability, came to me when I was drowning in the muck of shame and feeling unable, or unwil...
Day One is Done
Well, we made it. Drop off was kind of a shit show. We got there right as another kid who started last week was being dropped off. He was very upset and cried f...
Big Transition #2
Tomorrow my son starts preschool. He’s been with my in-laws since I left maternity leave almost two years ago. For the first year and a half I picked him ...
Where I usually end up
So. Minimalism. I embraced it enthusiastically. Well, I embraced the idea of it. And I tried to embrace the actual practices. I made many real, significant chan...
Two
My son turns two today. I don’t write much about parenting him. I certainly don’t write as much about parenting him as I write about parenting my da...
Crickets
I’m a person who values authenticity. I thrive on the truth. I want to hear and read something real. I’m not interested in glossy magazines and pint...
Concerning Our Unit
Here’s the thing. You put yourself out there. You ask people for their opinions, advice and guidance. And then they give it to you. Here is the other...
Next Steps
So, you all convinced me not to pursue the alternative medicine route with my daughter. I guess I’ll have to figure out how to navigate this ncertain jour...
Popping in (but hopefully not out again)
I realize that I struggle to come back here after short absences because I feel weird just jumping in with some random post about, say, minimalism, when I haven...