Three months into this new world of being a parent and the most important thing I’ve learned is to trust yourself. When I focus on what others think, what the books say, what people suggest (parents & non-parents), what the charts say, etc. I worry, I stress, and my baby is less happy. When I [...]
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Parenting Lessons – Listen to your gut
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged parenting on April 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Thankful Thoughts
Posted in Uncategorized on November 12, 2011 | 1 Comment »
November… the month of fall weather, soups, and reflection. A time to think about the things we are thankful for in our lives. It could be little things (check out Savvy Julie’s Little Things) or the big picture. I find it helpful to look at the little things – particularly those which start as complaints [...]
Spring is Here
Posted in Uncategorized on March 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Yes, according to the calendar Spring has a few more weeks to make its appearance, but here in my neck of the world, Spring is here. After last week’s rainstorm, flowers just appeared on the trees overnight. Biking to work I bike through clouds of pink petals and white puffs. During a lunchtime walk the [...]
Snow falling softly
Posted in Uncategorized on February 21, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Curled up with a mug of tea, I sit on my brother’s couch watching the snow fall outside. A white blanket carpets the city as the world goes by. Only used to winter rain storms, I marvel at the quietness of the snow. The wind is blowing, the snow is landing, and yet no noise [...]
Rainy Days
Posted in Uncategorized on January 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Foggy Friday Musings
Posted in Uncategorized on January 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On this very foggy Friday, with mist so think I wonder why I even bothered to dry my hair (oh wait, I didn’t!), my brain started wandering… I contemplate the micro-beads of water peppering my face and wonder what the difference between mist and fog and a light rain is… and then laugh about how [...]
Sometimes you just have to laugh
Posted in Uncategorized on January 12, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Sometimes you just have to laugh. Like when you wake up to a cold room, only to glance over and see your cat stretched out over the entire heating vent. She looks up as to say “What?” You go with the only reasonable solution – carrying her about as your own personal heater. Like when [...]
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