Being a mom had caught up with me. My kids and a demanding job were consuming every ounce of energy I had. And while weaning my daughter, I had developed what I thought was a sensitivity to gluten (but I didn’t actually have time to figure out.) I knew I was consuming more refined sugar […]
Month: April 2014
Smelling the Roses, Discovering the Figs
The other morning, my husband and I looked outside our kitchen window and noticed fruit growing on one of the trees. We moved into this house over 6 months ago and just realized we have a fig tree! Life feels like that for me recently. If I give myself the space to watch and […]
On My Bookshelf
I admit I don’t read a lot of parenting books. (Ironic for someone who is authoring a blog based on parenting experiences, I realize.) They often make me feel some combination of stressed/overwhelmed/bored/guilty. Maybe it stems back to my maternity leave with baby #1 where the stack of books on babies and parenthood remained largely […]
Alphabet Scramble 