Real Women, Swimming Upstream
I feel as if I should say something. This is a platform for communication right? Still, I find myself twisted into knots. The voices that are speaking in the world seem to be doing so quite loudly, assertively, aggressively. Why would I add to the noise unless I had something novel to add? Something meaningful? [...]
There is an unmistakable heaviness in the air. Our world is hard to face right now, it’s hard to associate with. Focus eludes me as I feel as if I am drowning in a sea of helplessness. Not so much me being helpless, as in a state of victimhood, but that I am unsure what [...]
Ever have something come up and you didn't realize how badly you needed it until it did? Yeah, that happened. Glamping wasn't part of the plan. Actually it was, but Covid-19 wasn't... I mean, glamping during Covid wasn't. Let me back up. I booked a camping trip as a Christmas present as a way of [...]
Starting to feel like a troll from the feet up? In mom-life that's known as a Gruffalo. Perhaps you have the feet of an angel but mine are sure showing the signs of being home all day every day. Even worse, my husband's paws are revolting against Shelter In Place. I won't go into details [...]
There's no question those of us with young ones are getting the squeeze right now. I’ve chatted with many friends, neighbors and family members and there is no envy for being locked up with terrorists… I mean toddlers. At least older kids are generally able to self-entertain as long as WiFi exists but not these [...]
Source I like to think that pre-motherhood me would do juuuuussssttttt fine with a little self-quarantine time. I was a book lover, a ponderer, a journaler and held a deep appreciation for a substantial amount of alone time. To an introvert, a little mandated self-isolation is totally palatable.... Present that same scenario to a mom [...]
Source Well, it’s official, the CA Governor has issued a stay-in-place order effective midnight last night. In reality, we’ve already been in self-quarantine for how many days and I already have cabin fever. I started off this journey by launching into potty training my twins, but who is keeping score? A good idea in hindsight [...]
Source These days I'm insanely aware of putting on make up in front of my daughter. Whether it be in my bedroom, at the dining room buffet mirror or in the car before hitting the road. I actually try to do it (when I actually get around to it) outside of her sight and it [...]
Source I haven’t written in a while and it’s not as if I’ve forgotten, leaning on the all-consuming holidays and life’s busyness as an excuse. It’s more that I simply can’t seem to extract a coherent train of thought from end to end with which I can then tie into a pretty bow of a [...]
Source What am I passionate about? My ideal career is in pursuit of my passion, right? There are many times in life when we may stop to think about our professional direction. We may be in college trying to pick a focus of study that will set the trajectory for our career. We may by [...]
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