No More Silence
No More Silence Friends: please watch and share this video from Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Mayors Against Illegal Guns. Filed under: Commentary, Grief Tagged: gun control, gun...
View ArticleWon’t You Ring a Bell with Me?
Parenting requires the ability to tell a good ‘little white lie’ now and then. Little white lies that blanket the world like snowflakes, sugar-coating a sometimes scary and confusing landscape. It’s...
View ArticleWhat is Narcissism?
Know Your Narcissist There’s been a lot of talk about Narcissism around our little corner of WordPress lately. In fact, Narcissism seems to be a buzz-word everywhere these days, especially with this...
View ArticleSo This Just Happened: Messy, Beautiful Warriors
Mother’s Dream Quilt+Momastery=CarryOnWarrior! I MADE THAT QUILT! I don’t use ALL-CAPS for just anything, so you can trust that I’m excited. And overwhelmed. Pretty much my normal state but enhanced....
View ArticleThat Weird, Creepy Feeling #NotOneMore
I stood up to a guy in college who was always playing with a switch blade and writing stories about killing people. I reported him to our RA. The college suspended him for the rest of the school year...
View ArticleInspired at BlogHer14
BlogHer14 Was A Blast!! I went to BlogHer14 not really knowing anybody and a little nervous about whether I’d fit in. The whole experience was an exercise in trusting my gut, reaching out, making...
View ArticleIKEA: Hack my Family!
If I Had An IKEA Family… Our home would, at all times, be dappled with golden light streaming through windows unblemished with greasy fingerprints. It would be soft and warm, but never glaring, and...
View ArticlePromises
As I begin the new year lying in bed with a sinus infection after an insomniac night propelled by a late-afternoon four-hour ‘nap’, I must admit there are some promises I need to make to myself if only...
View ArticleOwning It
Do You Apologize for Your Accomplishments? At a young age, I learned to hide my gifts. I learned to be ashamed of my straight-A’s. Well, that’s a little lie. I didn’t get straight-A’s. I got straight...
View ArticleListen to Your Mother #LTYM Portland Cast Videos are UP!
And the videos from the 38 other shows too! Snuggle into a comfy chair, grab some wine and the soft tissues, settle in and watch. Your life will never be the same. My video is #12, and I haven’t...
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