I’ve always struggled with worrying what other people think of me. But who hasn’t? (Well, if you haven’t speak up; I want to know your secret). If I’m being honest, I think that might be one of the reasons I’m so positive on social media. Okay, yes, I’m largely a positive person; I’ve been “criticized” for being too optimistic…but part of it is, yes, I’m trying to focus on the positive, because … [Read more...]
Letting Go of Perfection: I’m a Hot Mess Mom, and I’m (Working on Being) OK with That
I need to regularly remind myself that the things people often put on social media are their highlight reel. They’re not their full lives: the heartaches, the disappointments, the anxiety…. I need to remind myself of that, so I figured others might need this reminder, too. There’s a reason that I say this blog is in “pursuit” of work, life, harmony… I don’t have everything all figured out, and … [Read more...]
Letter to my Daughter as She Starts at a New Preschool
Oh my sweet girl, you amaze and impress me every day… but especially today, the day you started a new preschool. You attended PreK last year too when we lived in the city, but this felt different. Today felt bigger. It felt more momentous, in big part because you’re now going five days a week and because I drop you off at the curb. (I seriously had a moment of… how can I just hand you off to a … [Read more...]
The Courage to be Vulnerable: Book Review of ‘Daring Greatly’ by Brene Brown
I’m going to get vulnerable here… and this is new for me. I feel like I’ve always been concerned with how other people perceived me. I always worried that I was too awkward and too weird. Or maybe too quiet. Or that I never knew what to say. In turn, I never felt “good enough.” It’s something I’ve been working on for awhile, basically ever since I’ve had kids, because I saw (and see on a daily … [Read more...]
More than Mom: How I Lost – and Found – Myself After Having Kids
They said kids change everything. You lose sleep over them. You cry over them. Your schedule revolves around them and their needs, and somehow through it all, your heart grows with so much love. In the process, your world changes SO much. What I didn’t know, and didn’t quite expect, is just how much becoming a parent and motherhood would also change me... and how it keeps changing me as they get … [Read more...]
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