Last Minute Halloween? Slacker Mom’s Got You
The key to creating a simple, last-minute Halloween ensemble is to embrace your inner slacker.
The key to creating a simple, last-minute Halloween ensemble is to embrace your inner slacker.
While I am no expert, and still have a lot of growth to do, here is a list of things I’ve learned while grieving for my mother that changed everything for me along the way.
Unlike the weather, you can change the conditions in your marriage. You can decide to have a relationship that’s sunny and clear.
When my mother died within two months of my daughter’s birth, I knew I had to do something to tie the two events together.
I know why I’m second best. I know that since I’m the one involved in the daily parenting grind, telling her – make your bed, go brush your teeth, get dressed, STOP jiggling my butt! – I’m the prime target for her frustration and anger. I WANT TO BE THE FAVORITE PARENT!
I’ve dropped the weight. My belly looks lumpy and is the antithesis of flat. But I’ve dropped the weight that matters.
Reconciling with my changed body is a work in progress and I have worked hard to be kind and accepting to my mid-thirty figure.
Four years ago, I spent a very rainy Friday afternoon in a temple sitting with other mourners as I listened to a rabbi say beautiful things about a friend I knew…
When we got our new house, we painted one of the rooms yellow. I always thought of it as the baby’s room. And then I had fertility issues.
rather than dwell on the growing pains of change in our relationship, I prefer to celebrate the positive side of being a parent to my adult kids. And there are so many reasons why…