Everyone Thinks They Are Failing at Something

Don't let anybody fool you.  What you see on the outside is often altogether misleading. My friend Sheila wrote this great piece last week - Me and My Elmo Feet  - talking about perception vs reality.  What it means to be a grown up and that she is, after all, a grown up (and a lovely one …

These are the Bubble Days of Parenting

Like a warm tide rolling over as I sink into the sand, these days have consumed me. I wake up in the morning and as I roll myself out of bed the realization hits again, as it does each morning, I am their mama. These are the bubble days of parenting. The sweet spot.  The …

Keep Living Until You Feel Alive Again

I look at my social media memories every morning as part of my checks - Email - Check Facebook - Check Twitter - Check Instagram - Check Neko Atsume - MAN THOSE CATS MUST BE HUNGRY - Check Kids - throw some cereal their way - CHECK Today I looked and saw this - As …