It's been exactly 4 years since Mina's dad moved out and we had just filed for divorce. Instead of getting the house filled up with holiday trimmings and and presents, it was slowly being emptied out bit by bit as Mina's dad slowly moved his stuff out of the house at night after Mina and I went to …
Finding Comfort in an Unmade Bed
It's official..I hit the wall of exhaustion from all the hustle and the bustle of the holiday. It came on rather quietly and I simply said "I'm Done." ...and then I went back to bed. I am done cooking. I am done running around trying to fit 10 errands at 10 stores in under an hour before school …
Monsters don’t like pink
Mina called from her dad's today to talk about monsters. It seems that after 2 years, they have decided to come in and take up residence by her bedroom door at night. Her father is back from Turkey for a short time, so she has been spending an extended period of time there this week. Apparently, …
Collect Moments, Not Things
Christmas is coming and the rush has begun to begin buying. More and more I want to buy less and less for the girls. Years from now will they really remember that doll or that game? What I want are memories. I want them to have a collection of memories and moments that will always be theirs no …
Make-Shift Meditation
Make*shift: sufficient for the time being. When we become parents, we all have this idea in our head of how it will be. Pinterst has given us idealized picturesque scenes of perfect spaces where mom's can retreat to reclaim their inner tranquility while the children "Ommmm" in the living room. Our …