image from messiahmom.comI am vain. Yep, there you have it. In print. Well, sort of in print.I just went for my first run in my new year. It was really hard - it was humid and I have been indulgent this week, as I should be. Despite the challenges, I'm pleased I went because I … Continue reading Confession: at 45 years + 3 days
Category: relationships
Table for 5 (or why dinner as a family can be continued despite impending divorce)
I believe most people get married believing it is forever, not for ever. Introducing children to a relationship adds some additional concrete to the mix and, when all is said and done within the marriage and it is time to move on from being a couple, the presence of children continues to cement the two … Continue reading Table for 5 (or why dinner as a family can be continued despite impending divorce)
MIA: Love
Where does all that love go? That passion that had brought the two of you together? It isn't randomly floating around in our universe, for certain. At least not in that combined, intense state. There definitely were bits of it being circulated about, perhaps even covering a wide geographic range, but it was falling more … Continue reading MIA: Love
Not enough words for happy
I haven't had a lot of words to share recently. Getting my home together and my marriage amicably apart is rather time consuming to say the least. It certainly isn't that I'm not expressing myself verbally - don't doubt the presence of words. Words are very much being articulated, I'm just, refreshingly enough, keeping many … Continue reading Not enough words for happy
Breaking up is hard to do
image from: http://909sickle.comYesterday my therapist broke up with me. Really. I've seen her, on and off, since around the time I first became a parent, and I think we've done some good work together. She helped me to understand my family history and lack of parenting, and to accept myself and some of the challenges I've encountered … Continue reading Breaking up is hard to do
Lists are better than being listless
image from 1.bp.blogspot.comAre you a list maker and, if so, what shape do your lists take? Are they notes on a calendar, itemizations on paper or some sort of modern electronic version? My lists generally take form only mentally and I'm uncertain if my lack of commitment to a format which can be easily shared … Continue reading Lists are better than being listless
She’s a little runaway
image from mycatwalk.comPerspective is an interesting thing, don't you think? I mean, I'm talking way beyond the half-full vs. half empty thing. I'm thinking instead about how one's viewpoint on a given situation, when shared, can provide a new understanding of the state of affairs (ha!) another is experiencing. Case in point: the other night while … Continue reading She’s a little runaway