I’ve been thinking about resolutions. About which ones I’d like to make. Or whether I want to make any at all. I think I do. But I want to change the way I think about them. I’m not calling them resolutions. Instead, I’m setting goals for myself this year. I think when we make resolutions, there […]
Mental Health
Dear Exasperated Mom
Dear Exasperated Mom, I know how you feel. You are tired. Tired of the monotony. Tired of your own version of Groundhog Day. Tired of the seat belts and the sippy cups and the diapers and the marker on the wall and the tantrums and the Caillou and the food on the floor, and now that […]
Number 6 and the Blowfish
This morning I went to the dentist. The last time I went was about a year ago. And that wasn’t for a check-up; I haven’t had one of those in a few years. It was because I had a tooth that hurt so bad I couldn’t take it anymore. I don’t have a fear of the dentist; […]
Let’s all live our best lives!
When I was in second grade, I remember helping a girl in my class with a math problem. She looked at me and she said, “You’re a really good teacher!” That was, and still is, one of the best feelings I’ve ever had in my whole life. I’ve always liked helping other people. Teaching other […]
You can scream. Or you can enjoy the ride.
This weight loss and fitness journey is not about vanity. Ok, well, maybe it is a little. But my self esteem is not entirely dependent upon what size my pants are or how much I weigh, like it was when I was in my twenties and thirties. No, this journey is about setting a good […]
What’s stopping you? That’s right. Nothing.
How mindful are you? How often have you driven somewhere and had no recollection of the drive? How many times have you walked upstairs to get something and then stood at the top of the stairs wondering what the hell you came upstairs to get in the first place? How many times have you read […]