This week has been tough. I’ve been feeling down. I’ve been dwelling on how far short of my expectations I’ve fallen this month. I’ve been beating myself up for how … Continue reading Week 34 Review: The Parable of the Two Rivers and the White Path
“Honey, where’s the grass-fed, locally raised beef?” “See the jar of frozen, organic, locally grown raspberries? It’s behind them, next to the placenta capsules I’m saving for menopause.” For more … Continue reading You Know You’re a Crunchy Mama When…
Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project (and inspiration for my happiness project and this blog) tweeted this post by Ron Gutman from the Forbes blog: The Untapped Power Of Smiling. … Continue reading Smiling: Does it Count if You Fake It?
Back in 2002, I think it was, there was a big ice storm in North Carolina where we lived at the time. We were without electricity for seven days. It … Continue reading Earth Hour 2011 (via TouchstoneZ)
On Monday, there was an article in The New York Times about how, despite best attempts, there is still a great deal of gender inequity among MIT professors (“Gains, and … Continue reading Prioritizing Parenthood
To maintain balance in the universe since I posted a tofu-and-bok-choy recipe last, I’m posting a recipe for a big old hunk-o-meat this time. It probably seems odd to eat … Continue reading Too Much Pork for Just One Fork*
Continued from yesterday’s “Parenting Without a Map, Part 1” We found a great, attachment parenting-minded psychologist who assured us that my daughter didn’t have any huge mental health problems. She … Continue reading Parenting Without a Map, Part 2
My friends and I have this conversation often. The gist is something like this: I want to parent differently from the way I was parented, but I don’t know how. I … Continue reading Parenting Without a Map, Part 1
I love bok choy. I love it in stir fries, I love it in soups, I love it sauteed up with a little sesame oil. I don’t love it raw, … Continue reading If Loving Bok Choy is Wrong, I Don’t Want to be Right
This week I’m feeling depressed and anxious. These are familiar feelings for me. I don’t think this is “postpartum” depression/anxiety even though it starts up 8-10 months after my kids … Continue reading The Real Week 33 Review: On Not Fighting Depression
Disclaimer: This isn’t a Week 33 review at all. It’s simply a description of our Saturday on Antelope Island. We spent Saturday morning on Antelope Island, the largest island in … Continue reading Week 33 Review: A Trip to Antelope Island
And my son learned to sign “worm” today.
Imperfect Happiness 