Because natural isn't always possible — or easy.
Posted in Emotional development, parenting, Pissy mussings, Play, Safety on Apr 30th, 2012
Earlier this week we were all outside. The kids were playing basketball. Well, maybe playing isn’t the right word. “Mommmm, she won’t share.” “Little Girl, share.” “No, it’s my turn.”(Scuffling and pushing ensues.) “Girls, stop it. Big Girl, just let her play with it for another two seconds.” (Said dramatically) “No, it’s my ball. Besides, [...]
Posted in Emotional development, exercise, Health on Apr 12th, 2012
Running. It’s never been a favorite activity. I have always preferred group fitness classes with music, people, camaraderie, and energy that inspire me to do my best. Running, in my opinion, is monotonous, boring, and hard. And yet this February I embarked on a new running program — something I never thought I would do. [...]
Posted in Emotional development, Friendship on Mar 4th, 2012
I haven’t really been writing too much about my personal life for a variety of reasons, but I’m jumping back into the personal stuff now — at least for today. It’s been pretty well documented that I am, despite the way I act and what I do for a living, a very shy person. For [...]
Posted in Dental care, Dentists, Emotional development, Health, Meditation on Dec 17th, 2011
Big Girl inherited many of my positive traits, but just as many of the negative ones. One such trait is the inability to let others help her. She seems to want to carry the world on her slim little shoulders. Another that goes hand-in-hand with the first: Projection. She is always thinking those what ifs. [...]
Posted in Emotional development on Dec 13th, 2011
Christmas trees are as individual as fingerprints. Some people favor white trees with multicolored twinkling lights. Others go for a more monochrome look with the lights, the ornaments, and the tree skirt all matching in shades of red, silver or gold. Tinsel, angel hair, garland, lights, stars, angels — there’s a look, a decorative element [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Emotional development, Things that make me go hmmm on Dec 2nd, 2011
It’s easy to say I don’t want anything for Christmas except a happy, healthy family and friends who fall into the same categories. In fact, usually it’s so easy to say that it’s exactly what I’ve professed to for years. This Christmas, however, I find myself at a crossroads of sorts. A moral dilemma if [...]
Posted in Emotional development, parenting, Siblings on Nov 8th, 2011
I have kept my mouth shut three times over the past 24 hours, and that’s a good thing. A really, really good thing. For the record, I was involved in three situations that could have turned ugly (or at least uncomfortable), but they didn’t because I kept what I was thinking and feeling to myself. [...]
Posted in Emotional development, Friendship, Health, Illness on Sep 9th, 2011
I got a card in the mail today from a neighborhood woman. I told her about the miscarriage when she called to ask me to send out an email for a local organization. At the time, she was so sweet, telling me how sorry she was for our loss. We got off the phone and [...]
Posted in Emotional development, Pissy mussings on Sep 3rd, 2011
Over the past 24 hours I have cried three times while reading Facebook status updates. This is not normal or good. It actually sucks. I won’t bore you with the details, but I am sure you could figure one or two of them out. Okay, I’ll tell you about one: A high school alum just [...]
Posted in Emotional development, parenting, Pissy mussings on Aug 23rd, 2011
I have been staying close to home lately. (Long story…) I decided to catch up on scrapbooking. I feel especially guilty about Little Girl’s books — or lack of. Big Girl has about eight completed books including a fairly obsessive pregnancy book with about 30 belly shots. As of last week, Little Girl had one [...]