Always evolving, Never Average
There is a lot of stuff swirling around in my head. All the time. It can be a little chaotic in there. Lots of ideas. Which lead to lots of tangents. And sometimes I have a hard time staying focused. Okay. Almost all the time I have a hard time staying focused. Once something pops …Read More
I have been working really hard to teach the kids that the only people they can control are themselves. That they cannot make other people do what they want them to do, or what a reasonable person would think someone should do. I have really been trying to teach them that the only thing they can …Read More
This past week was quite frustrating for me. The weather is seriously pissing me off. My kids keep getting sick. I can’t get into a groove. There are all these things I want to get done and when I can’t get to them I become kind of bitchy. Okay. Majorly bitchy. Especially with the kids. …Read More
A couple days ago I wrote a post called Shot down at preschool. I got this comment in response to it on the blog. I’m wondering if I’m alone in my reaction to this story – or if nobody will comment, because as a follower of this blog, and one who enjoys the majority of it …Read More
When you spend your childhood, teenage years, and the beginning of your twenties being a serious athlete, you become accustomed to pushing yourself to your limits physically. Your body takes a pounding. When this phase of your competitive life is over, it takes some adjusting. You may go through a phase where you shun any …Read More
In addition to the dread of doing the work to find a new therapist who is decent, part of my resistance to going back to therapy is my thought that I’m supposed to have this shit all figured out. I’m not stupid. I’ve been down this road before. I know what I should be doing. …Read More
Anyone can have a nervous breakdown. ANYONE. And it doesn’t have to be the result of a recent trauma. You don’t have to have seven kids. Or any kids. Or a recent death. Or a divorce. Or a special needs child. Or have filed for bankruptcy. You don’t need to have checked off a certain number …Read More
I’ve been working on refinishing this table my husband found for free on the side of the road. The top was kind of messed up, so my dad took it off, flipped it over, and put it back on. Then he painted it black. I’m putting a checkerboard on top. There are multiple steps and …Read More
