Nikki from Live.Love.Yoga Blog posted the following quote: The sacrifice which causes sorrow to the doer of the sacrifice is no sacrifice. Real sacrifice lightens the mind of the doer … Continue reading The Joy of Surrender, the Pain of Holding On
Well, I’m certainly at a different place at the end of this month than I was at the beginning of the month, I’ll say that much. I do think the … Continue reading March: Motherhood Month in Review
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
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
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
I think my favorite resolution this month is the keeping track of cuteness resolution. Not only does it help me dwell on the positive parts of my days with the … Continue reading Pink Just Fits Better
Too busy for a daily yoga practice? (I sure am.) But Z breaks it all down for us in this awesome post! A few weeks ago, Jenny inspired me to … Continue reading Get your butt on the mat. (via TouchstoneZ)
My friend K came over today with her boys to play and hear my daughter play her flute. K is a flute teacher, but not my daughter’s flute teacher. She’s … Continue reading Relinquishing Ownership of my Kids’ Successes (and Failures)
This week. It’s flown by. And now the weekend is almost over, made an hour shorter by the beginning of Daylight Saving Time. Time is just jumping along at a … Continue reading Week 32 Review: Bugs Can’t Tell Time
I don’t have any secrets for being happy with one’s kids. Some days, I love being with them and find everything they do delightful. Other days even the cutest things … Continue reading When Traveling a New Land, Be Ready to Make Your Own Map
My husband told me that my blog’s popularity had peaked and that I should do something outrageous to “move it to the next level”. So I decided to write sensationalist … Continue reading Toddler Cannibalism: The Hidden Epidemic (and Week 31 Review)
Imperfect Happiness 