We moms are often the last to forgive ourselves, aren’t we? We are laden with guilt, heavy with “if only I had done this” and “I shouldn’t have said that.” We live in the no-win zone daily, and we reserve the harshest judgment for ourselves. But if our kids forgive us so easily, so too [...]
Happy New Year! Yes, it’s January 9th, but in overcommitted-mom-time being fashionably, frantically always late, I think I am still allowed to use that greeting through the 15th, so…look at that, I am right on time! I don’t have a lot of spare time so I’m condensing my mama blogging to once a week (hopefully [...]
If we are lucky in life, we have at least one person who mentors, molds, and mothers us in a blanket of love, inspiration, and guidance that lives on long after their spirit has passed. Tomorrow would be my great-grandmother’s – my lola’s – 107th birthday. My birthday reminder alert notifies me each year. It’s [...]
In our society’s ever-hungry quest for happiness, I wonder why it is that so many times we adults seem focused on killing other people’s happiness. In this month’s Fishful Thinking newsletter, Dr. Karen Reivich talks about Joy Multipliers and Joy Thieves, or, as I like to call them, Fun Squashers. Joy Thieves (or Joy Postponers) [...]
Yesterday was a great day. I had been up late the night before trying to fix my sewing machine to no avail, so in the morning I instead fired up the power drill for some office projects. I love power tools. I really, really love power tools. The best days are the ones that follow [...]
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