Category: musings

Things I think about when I’m cleaning…

image from http://www.household-management-101.comWhen I was single, I kept a pretty darn tidy home.  Perhaps my neatness was the result of the importance my mother always placed upon cleaning and chores.  My brother and I were given numerous responsibilities as small children and, as long as I can remember, my chores included putting my laundry away, … Continue reading Things I think about when I’m cleaning… →

KO’d by Kindergarten Orientation

Coloring the world.This afternoon Quinn and I went to his Kindergarten Orientation at the Albany School of Humanities.  Quinn is my youngest child, the one I worked hardest to have and the one whose childhood I've been most ferocious about hanging onto.  You'd think that by now, I'd be accustomed to the fact that children … Continue reading KO’d by Kindergarten Orientation →

5 Things I hadn’t considered when I decided to have children…

I feel like I'm in a pretty good place with my family.  While it would have been interesting to experience parenting a daughter, I'm more than okay with the fact that I have 3 healthy, wanted boys.  There are some things, however, that I hadn't anticipated about being a parent.  Things like:They would be such … Continue reading 5 Things I hadn’t considered when I decided to have children… →