fighting with frustration
i didn’t come into this parenting thing with an expectation it would be easy, i was under no false impression that we would sail through with flying colours. because it is hard, and i don’t think i had any idea of just how much of a struggle we were in for until dylan turned from a […]
flour finger paintings
oh the weather outside is frightful… a few weeks ago the city suffered through a heatwave, then august first struck and all of a sudden it’s fall. where did summer go? we mourned the weather as we mourned the cat who went on walkabout, and spent a lot of time indoors trying to stay warm […]
touched out and retreating
“touched out”. i never knew this could be a thing until dylan came along and i started feeling claustrophobic, and then guilty. when i started feeling like oh my god just get off me already, and ashamed for wanting my child to be anywhere else, with anyone else. when i get time to myself – […]
bookroo for you and you
growing up, i loved books. i devoured them. in fact, i credit my love of reading with my passion for writing. and i really hope i can foster this same devotion to the written word in dylan. she’s only 1 and a half but already she’s showing an interest in books. maybe we’ve been lazy, […]
{deliciously declassified} cinnamon swirl banana muffins
we’ve really fallen off posting lately, there’s so much going on irl there hasn’t been time to dedicate to writing blogs or even making muffins. the weather finally turned beautiful and even though i find we spend a huge chunk of the day hiding in the shade and air conditioning, there’s still lots to do. […]