Before we told the kids about the divorce, I was terrified of both their reaction and my reaction. I couldn’t fathom not being with them. Not even for one night. Which is kind of funny. Because there have been many, many, many nights where I would have loved a break. And now I have that […]
Self Care
I Can Sit In Discomfort
Yesterday I shared that I am getting divorced. This wasn’t a decision we came to quickly. In fact the process was officially started almost a year ago. But it wasn’t until last week that we shared this information with the kids. There are two reasons it took so long to really get the process moving. […]
It Wasn’t Supposed To End This Way
My husband and I have never had a super healthy marriage. There were red flags right from the start on both ends that neither of us really paid attention to. Maybe we weren’t able to see them at the time. Or maybe we just chose not to. Either way, for sixteen years we’ve tried to […]
Eighteen Pounds Down
I have been working really hard to make changes in my body — both with what I put into it and what it looks like. I have been sitting in a ton of discomfort. In the moments, it’s often hard. But now the discomfort is more tolerable. I’m not obsessing over not eating ice cream […]
Feed Fear A Suck-It Sandwich
A couple weeks ago I took the kids to Paugussett State Forest. The kids had fun on the rope swings and jumping off the rocks. I didn’t bring my suit, so I just watched. But I vowed to wear my suit and join the kids on the rope swings and in the water the next […]
My Name Is George
I’ve been participating in an 8-week strength training program. It’s called Butt Camp. It’s actually a shred and booty-building program. There’s a little (optional) competition in this program. Being competitive, of course I’m participating in it. I was supposed to do 50 minutes of cardio this morning according to the Butt Camp plan. I went […]
