I gave myself a self-imposed "Time-Out" today. I held sharp edged words in my mouth and took a step out of a conversation because I knew that when "Emotions are high, Intellect is low." It is a hard to step away from a topic and try to return to it later, calmer, and from a more objective …
Mostly Happy Journey
Is there a Hallmark Card for that?
I remember when I first changed my "status" on Facebook from "married" to "single." I got a ton of responses: likes, well wishes, etc. However, friends whom I hadn't seen since high school didn't know what to say. They wanted to support me in the way I needed it. People wanted to wish me …
Collecting adjectives…
There was once a Woman, whole and complete. A beautiful puzzle put together, little by little, life experiences creating a complex picture. It seemed complete: beautiful life, beautiful marriage, beautiful child. Slowly...so slowly...pieces of self fell away and scattered to various corners or under …
My To-Do List
I don't know about you, but I am a constant to-do list maker. When life gets nutty and I feel overwhelmed, I write everything down. Life can feel so out of control thatI actually have an accountability partner to check in with me weekly to see if wrote my list. As I was sitting and doing my list …
Can we, Mama, one day…
Mina may only be 6, but she has her own "Bucket List" and I am, slowly, checking things off. Hers goes something like this: Mama, Can we, one day, have dessert for breakfast? Can we, one day, go see Mozart's Magic flute opera and I see The Queen of the night, FOR REAL?!! Can we, one day, go to …