Last Saturday night I ditched the underwear. I was headed out with some friends to a costume party, and I was going to be wearing a leotard anyway. Underwear seemed superfluous. Layla walked in on me tugging my tights up to my hips. “Oh Mom! What are you doing?!” she shrieked. “I’m getting dressed! Please … Continue reading
My husband predicted it all coming on. I am lazy about keeping track of my period and it always seems like I just had it yesterday. So last Thursday evening, when Chris and I were talking privately, he complained that I was acting really irritable. Then he implied that my sour mood was being caused by PMS and I … Continue reading
This week the conversation centers on sleep issues. Thank you Kerry at Winding Road for starting this one! Check out Kerry’s blog, she’s an inspired, talented writer. Did you know that women are twice as likely as men to have difficulty falling or staying asleep? Find out what keeps me tossing and turning at night and how I … Continue reading
My doctor evaluated me recently. As the end of our conversation neared she asked if I was a perfectionist. “No,” I answered without thinking twice. That was a no-brainer, I’m anything but perfect. She tilted her head to the left, “Do you like things in order, routines, etcetera?” I think twice now, out loud, “I … Continue reading
On Monday something in my Reader caught my attention. It was the opening line of a post entitled “Life Rafts,” by Tamara (pronounced Tam-ah-rah) on her blog Mainely Sane. Tamara started out, “Everyone has something that they don’t talk about.” And she had me hooked already. Spoiler alert: The thing Tamara doesn’t like to talk … Continue reading
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