I feel guilty about nearly everything I do, and don't do. I realized that today, when I asked my mom to bring my daughter to school. I felt like a
More simple truisms
Things I wind up saying often to my kids, that also give me pause when in a spiritual state of mind: mom's meals are healthier than institutional
Calm after a storm
Holidays at home with little ones means super secrets, high anticipation, late nights, big messes, bigger food and lots of opportunities to make
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Simple truisms for my 6 year old
Don't push hard unless you are aiming correctly. True for arms in sleeves, and everything else. You will have bumps in your socks most days, ignore
hiding in the library
I hide in the kitchen, extending the time it takes to do dishes. No one comes in during that time. This is the only way I can eat Ben & Jerry's
watching water drops turn to birds
So, I've been missing poetry in my life, or more like, missing the poetry of life. I used to get my fill by watching period pieces (think Jane
Authenticity v Indulgence
Wow, I just looked at my home page and it started off with two very yucky titles: The dark dog of exhaustion and the deep suck of depression... I
Dark dog of exhaustion
I love to watch my kids sleep. I enjoy this for many reasons; to witness a state of deep relaxation, to observe their sweet features, and to know
The Deep Suck of Depression
I've been around depressed people. You can feel it. It's like they have more gravity, and their energy pulls on you. It makes you want to run away,
Quote Day
Below are a few quotes that have caused me to pause at different times in my life. Hope you enjoy them. You can't get enough of what you don't
Safe Sleeping
I spent my writing time putting this together, because it feels prettier than anything I had to say today. Mommesses can break the rules. Any. Time.
The Inside on Fight or Flight
If you've ever had a panic attack, you know what the physical "flight or fight response" feels like. The rapid heart rate, dark, narrow vision and
Efficiency vs. Effortlessness
I'd let my house get even more out of control than usual. Laundry piled high, dishes not quite done, backyard with a spillover of inside toys, piles
Tasslenisms: part two
see also Tasslenisms One ♥ Tasslenisms Two ♥ Tasslenisms Three Tasslen at egg hunt: Look mom, a double yolker! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Tasslen: mom, can I
Womanness
Leaving blanks, and spare of words. Images instead. Even a most Simple woman, Can leave a most complicated man Scratching his head.
Empowering words
I sway between thinking words have relatively no import (when you think of the sheer quantity of words on the internet, and how often we act because
B Sides
I just heard a story on NPR about how some black gospel records of the 50s and 60s included civil rights songs on the B sides. This heartfelt and
The ultimate fill
When I dropped my daughter at preschool today, they had a guessing game for the kids: how many jelly beans are in the jar? The lesson for the day was
Mending from Adrenaline
Ever notice when you are stressed, and adrenaline swims through you like a incessant espresso drip, how you tend to abbreviate incoming information
An unstable shame
I wonder the purpose of shame. In this internet-serviced world, shamings are "done" to public figures routinely. What is interesting to me, is how so
The beach rocks
One of the happiest times of my week is walking the beach with eyes sweeping the sand and rocks. Eight minutes away is a place where my dogs can run
Web marketing fundamentals: content
Today I'm writing about a web term¹ often used, but not always understood. "Content" is the text, images, photos, movies, or social postings that make
The Power of Fiction
The tagline of this site is "one paragraph a day, truth or fiction." In the world of meaning, fiction is often felt more powerfully than
Activity vs. Achievement
Like many parents of small children, I reside in a swirl of constant and chaotic activity. Think, "mom, look at this potion I just made with your new
Black Horse
So last night I settled in with my two-year old and five-year old to watch a movie. I thought we were about to see Black Beauty, but my brain has
Walking between the worlds
If you are a woman who has faced depression or even discontent, perhaps you know what it means to walk between two worlds. One world is the literal,
Enough-ness
I've been wanting to write about this topic for a long time, but felt as if I couldn't shed "enough" light on the idea to be of value, especially
Screens
Everyone is on their own screens, including me, on this one. This can only mean one thing... time to sign off.
Beauty for the highly sensitive person
I've recently seen a very interesting, thought provoking, yet wildly violent and dystopian movie, and I'm not sure that was a good idea. Like many
A wake of awakening
I just saw a flyer on the gym wall about what it is like to have a spiritual awakening. It included bullet-pointed promises like "you have unexpected
Waitress tale
When I was engaged, I remember serving a pair of mafia girlfriends and their partners in my section. "What is the difference between a girlfriend
Tasslenisms: part one
Words from my (now 5 year old) daughter. see also Tasslenisms One ♥ Tasslenisms Two ♥ Tasslenisms Three ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Tasslen: I'm so excited for
The ain’t-no-baby-in-there baby belly
The last few weeks, my daughter has been pointing out to me that my belly is "big." And it is. It is also much rounder than my garden variety fat gut
Monetizing a mommy blog
Just what the world needs.... another mommy blog. Right. Because I work in the world of the internet (as a designer, marketer, and monetizer), I can't
Paying it out like paying it forward?
I love paying bills. I may be one of the few people that does. I like it way more than I enjoy invoicing my clients (which I sweat over like an actual
Silly pop culture references > the news
[Yes, that's a "greater than" sign for those of you who don't normally translate mathematics in your basic reading] What more do I need to say? If
THAT kind of mom
I hoped I'd be one of those awesome moms that was super-conscious, sensitive and mindful, until I realized I was becoming one of those "literary"
Sweet f#&%!ng ice pick of freedom
I don't do well feeling trapped. I live in New England which is up to its eyeballs in slushy, frozen snow and ice. We did not do the first shoveling
