Working Through My Stuff to Create a Beautiful Life with My Family.
Making life fun takes intention. I’ve started saying “yes” to things. Not to my kids or for my kids. Not so that I don’t have to say “no”. Not to keep the peace, avoid a fight, please people, or because I am putting everyone else before myself and my family. I am saying “yes” to…
Here comes summer! That wonderful time of year when we have been conditioned to sit on the sidelines or rather, stay out of the water. After all, our bodies looking nothing like those online. Whether it’s a different size, has different markings, or is proportioned differently, we have been told over and over and over…
MY MAGICAL VAGINA knows how to order toothpaste and toilet paper and paper towels. My magical vagina knows the kids need to have a pediatrician and a dentist and clothes. My magical vagina can figure out what size clothing my kids wear and where to find winter boots. My magical vagina knows the kids are…
Diet Culture wins once more. Here I am again. Binge eating. Oh- cookies? I don’t need one or two, I need the whole box. They are here, available, and I’d better eat them all now so I can get back to not eating them again after. Pasta for dinner? Better cook an extra box. Because…
A gift for mom. We are bombarded with ads about what Mom wants for Mother’s Day, Christmas, her birthday, whatever, and there are a lot of good ideas. From days at the spa to that new clay machine she’s been wanting and from a new bike to that tea cup she’s been eyeing, there are…
Shame runs deep. It seems especially dark and strangling when we think we are the only one. But you are not the only one. You are not the only one who woke up today with a hangover wondering what it will take for you to quit drinking so you can have your life back. You…
I was sitting in the living room in front of the fire tonight on one of the last really cold nights of winter. My daughter was snuggled in the corner seat next to me. My husband was on the other side of me and my son was on the chaise next to him. We were…
I was sitting at the doctor’s office today getting the results of a sleep study. I have mild sleep disruption and I was given two treatment options; CPAP machine and weight loss. I looked the doctor and directly asked “is it proven that losing weight will in and of itself help my sleep apnea?” “Well”…
“She really let herself go.” How often do we hear people say this about women? Maybe her body shape is different than it used to be. Maybe she doesn’t get her hair cut regularly. Maybe she wears sweats and t-shirts now or doesn’t wear make-up anymore. Maybe it’s all of these. Maybe she has let…
Three nights ago I stopped sleeping. I had insomnia through high school, college, and early adulthood and having sleep come easily and fitfully for the last two decades is something I’ve been grateful for. So when sleep disappears it triggers panic. I’m sure you all know the drill; bed isn’t cozy. It doesn’t feel safe…