Real Women, Swimming Upstream
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 [...]
There’s something about September that makes me itch. It’s like a niggling neurosis that I can’t figure out, a build up of potential energy like water behind a dam. Summertime is all about enjoyment, marinating, soaking, the gluttony of pleasure. Something about the anticipation of autumn causes me to tighten up, to pace. I thought [...]
Source I never thought of myself as a creative person. I studied business. I am practical, efficient, organized, a creative problem-solver. I am a planner and an executor, even a motivator. I am a get-it-done and do-it-well girl. I can assess how tight of a ship you are running, identify comprehensive points of failure, architect [...]
Source It’s a little like dating, except I don’t want to have your babies. In all seriousness, the hardest part about asking for help is letting down our own facade that we have it all together. Newsflash #1: No one actually has it all together, at least not all of the time. Everyone has some [...]
In the Mom World there is a long standing polarity between Working Moms (WM) and Stay at Home Moms (SAHM). While on the playground, sprinting from child to child to cover whichever twin is at the greatest risk of serious injury I occasionally have the opportunity to squeeze a side conversation in here or there [...]
In Where’s the F*#king Map? I wrote about breaking down the concept of identity with the goal of finding a more fulfilling version of self and purpose distinct from motherhood, relationship, family and friendship- all important endeavors on their own. This is that selfish, sacred space that is just for me. Across my peers this [...]
There’s a concept associated with being a newer mother that we “lose ourselves.” Not physically, unless we are locked in a closet by choice as a survival mechanism. By the way, if you do not know of Kristina Kuzmic then you absolutely need to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKo2meWXXc0 I am referring to our sense of identity as [...]
Thanks for joining me! Why am I here? I am a friend, professional, wife, world traveler, twin-mom, wild child, country-girl-at-heart and many other things. No single label defines me and none of my worlds exist without the gravity of the others. As women we swim from one realm to another, balancing more responsibilities and with [...]
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