I've had this aching pain in my left shoulder for a while now. For a long while. For months, even. I kept telling myself I'd take care of it... another day... next week. It was February when I first noticed it had been bothering me for some time already, and now April is almost gone. This is what … [Read more...]
My Message to New Moms
After having two kids, two and a half years apart, I look back on the way things were when they were babies and I have regrets. I'm sure that all moms do.Surprisingly my regrets are not that I should have put my son to bed at 6:30 instead of 7:30 or that I should have started solids with peas and … [Read more...]
Overwhelmed
Can you relate? I have been sitting here for days staring at this screen looking for something profound to write about. A Holiday tip or recipe that will ease your stress and bring you back to the spirit of the season? A wise and wonderful reflection on the horrors of last week and how we can … [Read more...]
Friendship
For my friend: you know who you are.So you know those times, the ones where life is such a hard, hard struggle you just don't know how you're going to make it through? Those rough, tough times, when all you can do is get your Dory on and just keep swimming? I'm there, friends. I'm not … [Read more...]
Stress is extremely stressful.
I'm tired, dudes. DOG tired. Stress is keeping me awake and getting the best of me. Yes, I did this to myself but I am one of those people who craves a certain amount of stress. I thrive off of it. But there is a tipping point and I seem to be teetering on the edge. Or maybe I have already fallen … [Read more...]
Going to day care will be just like he is back at the Orphange………
Roman is starting day care transition tomorrow and I am feeling more then a little anxiety. I know all parents feel anxiety when making this transition and that it's a normal part of the process but something deep down was keeping me up at night. I realize now what a part of it … [Read more...]
On Anxiety and Adolescence: The Bald Truth About My Brows
I've very casually slipped that fact that I have to pencil in my eyebrows at least a few times, like here, and over here... and lots of ladies everywhere require the aid of a pencil or a little powder to just fill in our brows so they'll appear more full or more even. Some people have fair … [Read more...]
I’m Addicted To Stress And Maybe That’s Not A Bad Thing
I was recently reading an article in Chatelaine magazine called Stop Being a Stress Junkie. I read it curiously because I am one of those people who thrives on stress. I love being so busy that I don't have time to stop and think. I love the challenge of a fast-paced project with so many arms and … [Read more...]
Packing my (Eye) Bags Up!
These days are busy.From Saturday to Saturday this week we had three baseball tournaments in three different cities (on top of four regularly scheduled baseball games), two soccer games and a flag football game. We celebrated the birthdays of two of my three children, our 16th wedding anniversary … [Read more...]
Perfect
That's the only way I can describe our weekend. Perfect.From the weather. To the activities. To the company. It was 3 perfect days and I am grateful.In the past, Victoria Day weekend is dreadful for us. Dreadful for Cuyler because of the fireworks that start Friday night and go on until … [Read more...]