Self-Care vs. Martyrdom

This past week completed the 4-week long telecourse entitled, A New Way of Being.  Since I started the class, I’ve been blogging and journaling here and there about some observations I’m having as I dive deep down and try to soak up all this information...

Zombie Mama

What is wrong with me?  I’m such a zombie lately.  I just got an email from a woman reminding me about a gig I have this Sunday cantoring for a Catholic mass.  I have a rehearsal tomorrow, and I completely spaced it out.  I’m so glad I’m not involved...

How Do Dinosaurs Deal with Stress?

There’s a beloved children’s book series by Jane Yolen called, “How Do Dinosaurs…?”  Each book discusses a different aspect of learning appropriate behaviors for things like bedtime, eating food, playing with friends and so on.  What if a...

Life happens while life is happening…

It’s strange.  I started out wanting to make this blog about the joys and trials of motherhood, how it has changed me, tips I’ve learned along the way, funny happenings in my little microcosm and basically, all things Mommy.  Since I started writing,...

URGENT: Need Inspiration PLEASE!

I don’t know if it’s the fact that every time I get an extra ounce of energy to do something, I’m quickly brought back to reality by the fact that one or both of my kids needs me for something STAT.  Or maybe it’s the fact that I’m...