Image credit: Photo by alvi2047 on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons I used to love to watch The Odd Couple on TV growing up. I always hated Felix, so prissy and uptight, but I loved Oscar, unable to find his bed under piles of clothes and bits of old sandwiches. That, I thought, is me. [...]
Posts under ‘finding balance’
Lingerie, Sex Toys and Me?
Warning: this post, and the site I link to, may be triggering to sex addicts. Image credit: Photo by kchbrown on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons A few weeks ago, I got an e-mail from a woman named Paula Saardchit. She told me she'd found my blog while doing research for an article she was [...]
Happy to Be Gadget Free
Image credit: Photo by Capture Queen ™ on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons It's summer, and my kids have been begging to spend every free moment of their time (and there are more free moments at this time of year than any other) in the nearest body of water that will hold them. Ok, that's [...]
Caring for Myself
Image credit: Photo by hyperbolic pants explosion on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons There's a picture of me somewhere, when my son was a few months old, sitting at the computer and uploading pictures of him to share. I got lots of advice to sleep when the baby slept. I was told by plenty of [...]
Too Busy to Haiku?
Life seems to whirl on like a train, roaring, pulling detritus behind. Run, struggle, scramble, keep up, keep track, keep on top, claw, cling, clutch it all. Then shatter against this one slow breath of truth: To hold on, let go.
Guest Post: Finding my Keep
Today's guest post comes from Tanya Savko. Those of you who are regulars here will recognize her as an active reader and commenter at a Room of Mama's Own, and may also know her through her own wonderful blog: Teen Autism. When I read this post, I found myself thinking, "I've so been there!" and [...]
