Tag Archives: Books
OH BABY
Wait. Wasn't it just yesterday that my baby girl was weeks away from entering this world?
How is it possible that I am looking at colleges with her these days instead of Peter Rabbit books????
Posted in Chuckling, Kid Things, Parenting, Remembering, Single-Momming Also tagged babies, bedtime, childhood 3 Comments
FEVER
R-girl and I have come down with a bad case of the fever over here. Hunger Games fever, that is. R-boy is still resisting. I don’t blame him. I’m usually the one to hold out on the cultish drivel that everyone else won’t stop yapping about (I still haven’t indulged in a single Harry Potter [...]
COMPLETELY BOOKED
Am I the last person around to read The Hunger Games? No. But I might be the slowest. My neighbor devoured the entire series in about three days flat, and R-girl read them almost as fast. This past weekend, while R-kids were away with their dad, I finally found a few solid hours in which [...]
Posted in Finding, Fun Things, Wandering Also tagged R-Kids, Reading, traveling, Vacation, west Leave a comment
MOM IS BACK
Mmmmm, Saturday. Mine’s been a bit different than usual. Yours? This week Miss Sarah gently tossed the term “burn out” in my direction. It kind of stuck. Once in a while being a self-employed single mom juggling an over-the-top load of freelance work and a non-stop schedule of R-kids’ ball games, concerts, and end-of-the-year award [...]
Posted in Growing, Hard Things, Single-Momming, Wise Things, Working Also tagged Miss Sarah, Sleep, Stress 6 Comments
A NEW MONTH TO LOVE
It’s February, friends. The month of chocolate candies and red roses and sparkly hearts and pink unicorns. Whether that prospect makes you gasp with joy or throw up a little in your mouth, we’ve got a gift to keep you company this month: the February Both/And calendar. I’ll be honest. February isn’t my favorite month, [...]
Posted in Creating, Wondering Also tagged Calendar, February, God, Love, Quotes, Valentine's Day 2 Comments
READY TO LAUNCH?
I found this great word picture today on a site that has intrigued me for a while. I love how the name of this site/design firm twists my brain: work is not a job Awesome. Along with the above visual, our working-but-not-jobbing friends offered this: The world needs your contributions and can’t wait to see [...]
ONCE UPON A TIME
What could I possibly add to that? R-boy and Cousin Q were hanging out on the couch the other morning. I said hello, but they didn’t have much use for me. Dreamy.
CAN WE SKIP THIS CHAPTER?
There are a couple of reasons I’m in a book club. 1. Books. Being in a book club is the only way I get books read. I seem to need deadlines to accomplish certain things, and reading books is one of those things. (I, too, need that “perfect pressure,” Heath.) This annoys me to no [...]
Posted in Friend Things, Hard Things, Healing, Ranting, Wondering Also tagged Both/And, Grief, Party, screen porch, Struggle 3 Comments
EAT PRAY SLEEP
H & Em, right this minute you two are sitting in the theatre a few miles from my house, probably enjoying some smuggled-in lattes (or – gasp – wine!), making far too much noise for all the other patrons with your play-by-play commentary, squeals, and giggles. I’m betting you’re probably at about the same place [...]
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