Yesterday while enjoying my Sunday morning coffee, I found myself reflecting on a conversation I had with my son earlier in the week. During the exchange he shared his goals: be more organized, exercise, and pay more attention. I found myself slightly amused thinking about it. Amused that a week has passed since the New [...]
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A Holiday Mantra
I know what do beignets have to do with Christmas – really nothing – other than yesterday my son said he would like them for Christmas. In that moment I realized that other than a tree and a gingerbread house I’ve done nothing to prepare for Christmas. A rising sense of panic bubbled up…the gifts [...]
What brings you alive?
Several weeks ago I did the flowers for my brother’s wedding (one of the odd jobs I had in college) and it got me thinking about the things that make us feel alive. Those things and people who make us lose track of time and feel that sense of aliveness coursing through our veins. [...]
How I turn down the volume
My life has been really “loud” lately. Not necessarily in bad way but a bit noisy for me…a four year old who talks non-stop. Really this is NOT an exaggeration. The day starts with a monologue on what he would like for breakfast and continues to narrate the ENTIRE day from there. While some if [...]
The Peace of Wild Things
Monday night my sis and I sat down to figure out a schedule for the month of March. For the record I am great at creating schedules not so much at remembering to follow them. But this time I have to – as a few other people are depending on me not to flake – [...]
Capturing the moment…
Tonight I sit with my son as he draws with music playing in the background, I encourage him to draw the music and watch as his little hands move to the rhythm. I am completely mesmerized and a long forgotten moment resurfaces… I am eight, in an apartment in East Hollywood. My artist/actress aunt [...]
A vow to listen
Hearing the little footsteps running down the hallway, my eyes opened and my first thought in the predawn hour was “There isn’t possibly enough coffee to fix this.” I gave up after a futile attempt to get my early risers to go back to bed and reluctantly got up knowing I needed about 10 more [...]
The Onemoon
So I’ve been asked a few questions about my recent vacation. To answer…Yes, I went on a vacation BY MYSELF. And no, I didn’t miss my kids. Don’t gasp. I am not the least bit ashamed to admit it. Lest you think I am a horrible parent I have spent the last 8 years pregnant [...]
A CliffsNotes for my life
Last Thursday started with spilling my just-bought coffee drink and continued to go downhill when I sat down to my computer to no internet service. I had a full day of work planned that required connectivity and I started to regress. I flash-backed to losing a 15-page paper in college, which had somehow disappeared from [...]
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