Well, if there’s one good thing about being an ‘older’ mom or a mommy a second time around -it’s that you have the wisdom to know the little things DO NOT MATTER. I was looking around today – and honestly, my house is trashed. Like, it’s a mess. Oh, it drives me nuts. It does. […]
I’m livid. For women in general, sure. For society, obviously. But mostly for my daughters. All four of them. I’ll be honest here – I’m not exactly shocked by the idea of men harassing women. No, not at all. It’s happened to me – it’s happened to most women I know. It happens. But to […]
Anybody who knows me – and many who don’t – know how stressed I’ve been about making my daughter’s Halloween costume. Emma is obsessed with space. So she wanted to be Saturn – and well, you can’t buy planet costumes. Believe me, I tried. I scoured the web, Halloween shops, Target – no Saturns. Nothing. […]
I wasn’t sure I could do it. It’s quite daunting, really. Summing up your father’s life in a speech in front of friends and family. Summing up 80 years of an incredible man who’s lived an incredible life. I wasn’t sure I could do it. Writing it. Saying it. All of it. Any of it. […]
Wow. Grief is a powerful emotion. I’m sure you don’t need me to tell you that. I’ve grieved before – but, this time is different. I grieved when my Grandmother passed away. That was my only ‘big one’ so far. I’ve also grieved for others – who’ve had a great loss. I’ve watched friends grieve […]
It is pretty much impossible to be a blogger and not blog about losing my father. I’ve shared his story; his battle with Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia over the past three and a half years. It’s difficult to write this update, difficult to live this update, difficult to even think about it. Although it is […]
I can’t believe it. I think I might actually be in shock. It’s been one second – a blink of an eye – and my sweet Emma is off to kindergarten. To be honest, I wasn’t sure how I would feel about this. I’ve been fine. We went school shopping – I was fine. We […]