I’ve been recounting Life Lessons of the Year. Here are the final six (and a half) from 2012. I am really proud of the growth that my girls and I have undergone this year. I’m feeling more and more like we are connected and happy in a beautiful and unique way. I’m thankful that they…
Bottom’s Up
Post WOD Chamomile Tea with lemon In the past six days, yes, it’s only been six days, I’ve made drastic changes to my diet. As a warning, this blog may very well be incredibly boring. It’s more of a journal entry of my adjustment to the new “rules.” When I say, “diet” I don’t mean…
The Other Side
“Self-actualization does not lead to self-control. It just leads to more guilt.” – Todd Sedlak I just got off the phone with a friend of mine, fresh out out of rehab, her second time. She has called and text me at all hours of the day and night telling me how depressed she is, how…
Life Lessons 7 – 12
Most of the time, the blogs I write are snapshots in time, arrangements of words that are reflective of something I want to capture, something that I need to process outwardly in written form. And I’ve written a lot of words in my day, so it’s hard to prioritize the ones that have meant the…
New Year’s Eve 2012
As New Year’s approached, I began thinking about how I would ring in 2013. The one thing I knew for sure was that it would involve my daughter, Taylor. Cate would be gone and much like my amazing day with her, sans big sister, I would get the same chance with Taylor. She wanted sushi,…
Life Lessons, 1 – 6
Most of the time, the blogs I write are snapshots in time, arrangements of words that are reflective of something I want to capture, something that I need to process outwardly in written form. And I’ve written a lot of words in my day, so it’s hard to prioritize the ones that have meant the…
The Lovely Little Things
When Cate wandered into my room early this morning I was just waking up. Back to the door, I didn’t hear her coming or see her small frame as she crossed the room to my bedside. It wasn’t until her tiny hand touched my shoulder that I realized she was there. “Mama, wake up,” she…
My 2012 Verbal Takanakuy
I’m not an angry person on a regular basis. In fact, I’m quite the opposite. I have been made fun of for striking up conversations with strangers from supermarkets to restaurants. I laugh easily, find almost anything funny, and take most negative situations and people in stride. I don’t get upset easily in most circumstances…
The Love Story
Christmas night she hovered over my shoulder as I crushed his pills and flushed water through his feeding tube. “Grandma, you can go sit down and relax. Jenny and I can do this.” Bouncing from one foot to the other, she hesitated before walking away. Perching on a bar stool in my parents kitchen, she…
Life Lesson(s) #18: The Inconvenient Truths
I share a lot of personal details on my blog, things about how I see the world, the journey I’ve been on, how I’ve experienced it, the lessons I wish to share with my daughters, and even some of the things that have been a shadow in my past. And even in the low times,…
Leaving a Path 