Here in Houston, we’re under a tropical storm warning. Advisory? Threat? I’m really not sure anymore. This isn’t something I’m used to. I moved here from the desert, and it rained twice a year there if I was lucky. This morning it was raining so hard I couldn’t see more than the outline of myContinue reading “Parenting Indoors: Tricks to Manage Your Kids’ Inner Energizer Bunny”
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Parental Burnout Pt. 2 – Solution Options and What Worked for Me
“How hard could it be to only have to worry about taking care of yourself?” I found myself asking. “Do you know what I would give to have even 48 hours where I didn’t have to meet anyone else’s needs, let alone a year?” We will touch on how awful that was again later. IContinue reading “Parental Burnout Pt. 2 – Solution Options and What Worked for Me”
Perpetually Behind – Lyrics by Fire In Wonderland
Queue the music… aaaaaand… It’s that time again – the time where I update everyone with the big projects I’m working on. And I want to, I really do. But I find myself staring blankly at the blinking cursor and wondering what the hell happened to my August. Record screeches to a halt. I hadContinue reading “Perpetually Behind – Lyrics by Fire In Wonderland”
When It Rains, It Pours
I debated on publishing a post today, because it’s a holiday. Speaking of, Happy Labor Day to my US readers! Not sure I have non-US readers, but just in case. However, I wanted to make sure I kept a consistent schedule, so here we are. I did delay the post by two hours, since it’sContinue reading “When It Rains, It Pours”
Running for Perspective
You may have seen last week, if you read, that I wrote about shedding my imposter syndrome by entering a writing contest. If not you can find that post here. I decided that I like posting on Medium, and I plan on continuing to do so. This week, I wanted to connect you to myContinue reading “Running for Perspective”
Running Against… Zombies?
This morning I clocked my seventh run with the Zombies, Run 5K app. My ultimate goal is a marathon, something that’s been on my goals list for a couple years, but I can’t even run a 5K the whole way through yet. I wanted to write about it for some time, because it’s a majorContinue reading “Running Against… Zombies?”
The Minivan: A Surprising Two Month Saga
I wanted to wait until my minivan was actually mine before I posted this. It’s been a while since I picked the van up from the dealership, just over a month now. This has been a two month long endeavor, though, and it deserves to be described as the saga it was. For anyone livingContinue reading “The Minivan: A Surprising Two Month Saga”
No One Ever Said It Would Be This Hard
Something I never prepared for as a parent was routine sickness. I don’t mean chronic or terminal illness, I haven’t had that experience, and I don’t want to misrepresent the post. Also, if stomach virus symptoms make you queasy, don’t read on. By the time this blog is published, my rough night will be aContinue reading “No One Ever Said It Would Be This Hard”
Alexander and My Red Truck
One morning as we sat in the carpool for his school, my son Alexander, the 4-year-old, told me he wants to grow up to drive a red truck. As I opened my mouth to ask him why, he continued telling me he knows I really miss my red truck, and if he gets one, weContinue reading “Alexander and My Red Truck”
Depression Is Not Curable with “Life Hacks” or Lifestyle Changes.
I’m going to dive right in here. This is definitely a hot button topic, and I almost didn’t write about this, but… The idea that simply making a “lifestyle change“ in order to combat depression is ludicrous. Sure, positive thinking goes along way to changing your mindset, but people who struggle with depression have troubleContinue reading “Depression Is Not Curable with “Life Hacks” or Lifestyle Changes.”
Fire In Wonderland 