Empathy.That is what everyone needs to consider and feel. Empathy. Empathy is the capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within their frame of reference, that is, the capacity to place oneself in another’s position. Place … Continue reading Black Lives Matter
It wasn’t supposed to last this long…. Thursday 4/30/2020I can remember sitting at my desk at work, two minutes away from an important conference call, and hearing that my kids’ schools were closing for 6 weeks. I was shocked and … Continue reading Week 7 and 8 of my Pandemic Life
Monday 04/13/20Husband worked a 24-hour shift today. Me and the kiddos against the virtual world! Last night after digging through all of the classes for my 13-yo son, I designed his weekly schedule. Today he started his list and was … Continue reading Week 5 and 6 of My Pandemic Life
Monday 03/30/2020The dark side of quarantine life is lurking around me. I keep smiling and taking care of everyone but I can feel the small crack in my foundation that I’m holding together is continuing to fracture. I’m doing my … Continue reading Week 3 and 4 of My Pandemic Life
Monday 03/23/2020We slept in past our normal morning routine but I still got to work (in my bedroom) at 9am. It feels like the 7-yo needs me for something every 15 minutes. He watched a video about habitats today, so … Continue reading Week Two of My Pandemic Life
I’ve decided to document my work-weeks while the world is navigating the COVID-19 Virus. I’m hoping in the future this will just be an interesting blip in my life and nothing more than that. Monday, 03/16/20First official school day that … Continue reading Week One of My Pandemic Life
Years ago, I found a poem about books that I absolutely love. Since then I’ve been imagining getting the last few sentences as a tattoo. Then one day my teenage daughter tells me she wants to paint a quote about … Continue reading I opened a book and in a strode….
For the whole year I’ve owned my home, I have disliked my gas fireplace. The stone was beautiful, but the colors were not my style. Brown tones were all the rage in 2006 when the house was built. After pinterest … Continue reading White wash/Gray wash Fireplace
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Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. I’ve relocated my blog to WordPress. I’m sad to say goodbye to blogger, but WordPress is the best. ❤ Continue reading Pardon me, I’ve just moved here.
I knew something was wrong because I couldn’t stand my own kids. The sound of “mom” made me want to crawl out of my skin. The slightest problem from them or between them would send me into a rage and … Continue reading My Journey with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
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