This past Mother’s Day was one of introspection for me. I had a few hours to myself in the morning between the time my boyfriend left for work and my kids got dropped back off. I thought about my strained relationship with my mom, and I thought a lot about my own experiences as […]
Strong Girls Grow Up. Read Post »
In an earlier post, I mentioned that I once started a short-lived online journal to kind of vent on the trials and tribulations of being a newbie to the mother-hood. I like looking back at those old posts now and then just to remind myself that I survived the earlier years, which means I’ll
Runaway Mom: Real Talk About Life As a Mama Read Post »
Let me preface this post by saying that I’m writing it almost more as a reminder to myself than as just another entry in my blog…..because parenting is hard. Really hard. Parenting consciously, even more so. Parenting alone, hardest of all. And I’m trying to do all of the above while staying sane, as I’m
Stop. Breathe. Listen.: Advice From a Mama of Bigs Read Post »
There’s nothing quite like that magical, butterflies-in-your-stomach feeling that falling in love brings. The chemicals our brains release, the endorphins, and the fairytale sparkly magic….it’s all just so good. It’s so easy to lose yourself in that passion and magic….and losing yourself doesn’t seem to matter in that moment…but it really does matter. A lot.
Back in my early days of parenting, I started writing in an on-line journal called Confessions of a Model Mom. This was before blogging became what it has…and I used it as a way to blow off steam and just express myself. I honestly don’t think anyone ever read it, but that didn’t matter. I
The Halves of Motherhood: Real Life Stories of Mom-Life Read Post »
