We have these black, hanging wall folder-things from Pottery Barn in our mudroom. Every day after school the kids empty their backpacks and put all their papers in them for me to look at. I finally looked at the papers they brought home and put in those folders in the last few days of school […]
Archives for July 2014
Even when things appear bleak.
So the Man from CL&P knocked on the door this morning. At 7:30. He was nice enough to cut me a break and he held off on shutting off our power and he let me make a phone payment. So I spent the last of our money on the electric bill today. And I mean […]
Dear Discouraged
Yesterday I got a message from a reader who was feeling a little discouraged. I’ve been following your blog for a while now and thoroughly enjoy it, you’ve helped me through some rough stuff, thank you. I’ve never actually responded to any of your posts but they’ve certainly made an impact on me which is […]
All you have to do is ask.
So I’m teetering on the edge of a meltdown again. I know because I am crying for no reason and for every reason. Today at a swim meet, a friend of mine packed some individual packages of pistachios for her kids to have as a snack, and I looked at them and thought, Wow. Imagine […]
The Tool Box Conversation
The other day I was talking to a friend who has a daughter in high school. She was telling me how her daughter had a rough year this past year. My friend was telling me how she and her husband got their daughter into therapy, how the therapist explained to them and to their daughter that […]
I thought I was sending my girls the right message. But now I’m not so sure.
Yesterday we had our annual family and friend reunion. It was a day of swimming and feasting and enjoying and reconnecting and laughing (when I sat in this chair and it totally broke). As I was sitting and talking with some family and friends, one of the girls at the party came running over to […]