There is beauty in winter, a deep stillness devoid of any distraction or stimulation that allows you to deeply connect with yourself.  The uncontrollable rush and tumble of thought, desires, intentions and worries all dwindle to a trickle.  You can’t feel this in any other season.  Even the blood in your body pushes inward, protecting … Continue reading Goodbye Winter

Rejuvenate.  That is the word of the week for me.  Between building a home thousands of miles away in Houston and getting this one ready to sell in the spring, things have been ramping up.  Throw into the mix a nine month old teething, an elderly parent also getting ready for the move, and you’ve … Continue reading Rejuvenate

I want to talk about bullying today.  One of my kids is being bullied, being bullied so bad he had to delete his Facebook account.  I’m not going to tell you who he is, I didn’t give birth to him but he’s one of mine and we’ll leave it at that.  A little mystery is … Continue reading Bullying

I was recently in the company of some amazing women.  Women who have packed up their children and followed their husbands thousands of miles away from everything they’ve ever known.  Most of these women are working full-time here as well, who have sacrificed more than the close proximity of their friends and family, they’ve sacrificed … Continue reading Some Craziness Required

So after I decided now was the time to start weening, Ellie refused to drink anything from a bottle for the next three days.  What the what!?  Arg.Then I watched a documentary on breastfeeding.  According to some reliable looking experts, my fear that I wouldn’t make enough milk was a cultural one not entirely based … Continue reading FORMULA VS BREASTFEEDING – Mom, you’re on stand-by

I am still breastfeeding at eight months.  I doubt I will be doing it for much longer.  I really wanted to get as close to a year as I could.  Actually, if I’m being honest, for the first two months I really wanted to just GET THROUGH THE DAY.  I literally took it day by … Continue reading Eulogy to Nursing

I am having a poopy, poopy day.  Not as poopy as lots of other people I’m sure, but poopy nonetheless.  I just got back from a weekend at my father-in-law’s house - where the company is wonderful (love his sisters and his dad is a sweetie) but the accommodations horrifying.  Picture this, Sicily, 1942….or rather … Continue reading The Grateful Complainer

I have a wonderful husband.  He is kind, thoughtful, crazy-smart, he makes me hot ginger and honey tea FROM SCRATCH when I'm sick.  He emails me at least once a day (usually more) to check in to see how Ellie and I are doing.  He is as devoted a son to his father as he … Continue reading The Flip-Side to Being Wonderful

I've got some bad habits.  The one I am talking about today is my addiction to sugar. I tried to quit sugar a couple of months ago,  I bought the sugar-free recipe book, threw out the chocolate syrup, finished off my maple syrup (hey I buy the premium maple syrup!) and even bought Stevia.  And … Continue reading Sweet Sugary Bliss

One of Bill's sisters dropped by yesterday to pick up some things we had ordered her from Amazon.  She looked fantastic - she had dropped by straight from work.  Her make-up was done great, her outfit chic and modern.  Did I mention she's a part-time aerobics instructor?  And instead of telling her how awesome she … Continue reading Extraneous Materal