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Guilt and Accomplishment

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…

January 15, 2016June 1, 2023 · 1 min read

Mommess

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…

May 19, 2015August 4, 2023 · 1 min read

Creativity

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. They. Want.…

April 24, 2015August 4, 2023 · 1 min read

mommess
Culture

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 of…

April 15, 2015August 6, 2023 · 1 min read

Mommess

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,…

March 20, 2015May 20, 2023 · 1 min read

Heart rock
Body & Health

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 people, I’m pretty…

March 16, 2015February 23, 2026 · 1 min read

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