pancakes and detoxes
confession time: for most of my life i have been a serial dieter. yes, i have been beholden to magazine culture, spending countless minutes and hours staring at my “figure” and wishing this were smaller and that were thinner. just like most women in the western world. what a horrible standard we hold ourselves to. […]
big news! we’re starting something new
well here we are, happy february, ya’ll. the first month of 2016 has been slow for us – i’ll blame the weather for not figuring itself out, making it all the more difficult for me to focus. rather than stressing about what to post and then not posting it, i’ve been trying to get into […]
where do we go from here?
in the wake of finding myself, once again, without work, i also find myself without direction. not purposeless, but floundering. dylan is almost 2 and, as i have previously mentioned, now is the time to start thinking about what’s going to happen with my future. finding comfort (and free time) in day care aside, i realize that […]
an emotional dilemma: time to get back on the horse?
the hardest job of all – and yes, i don’t care what any other opinionated person or article out there claims, i believe it is a job, albeit one we don’t get financial compensation for, nor are there any required skills, but a job none the less, period, end of story – is raising people. motherhood […]
dry
for deeply personal reasons, i have decided to make a pact with myself to be dry for one month. i’m giving up drinking. there’s a good chance that i’ll extend that deadline, but only time will tell. i’m putting it in writing for the world to see because i want this to be and feel real, […]