It’s almost 5am and I’ve been awake for a couple of hours in what has felt like sacred time. I didn’t want to wake so early and certainly had no intention of staying awake. But after my 7-month-old began to cry and wasn’t settling down too quickly and after a trip to the bathroom, I…
What dreams are made of
The rain had begun to pour. My friend Daniela was teaching us (a medium sized group of people standing in the rain) about something and had to walk up a fairly steep hill in order to dodge the car traffic and not get soaking wet. Once up there, she had to come back down to…
Everything
It’s not a pending doom; I’m not that melodramatic. It is a change, however, and a big one that I know I can’t be perfectly prepared for. That’s part of the problem, really.
A Pregnant Silence
(Written a while back. I’m now 38 weeks.) The internal debate–do I write about myself or politics? Neither is easy but the former is more meaningful at the moment. Here we go. I’m pregnant. We didn’t do any big announcement this time around. Like every other time, we told our immediate family first then a…
Mushy Mummy Love
We heard her crying shortly after putting her to bed. At first we couldn’t quite understand what she was saying through her tears. Then I caught it. “Come wif me.” I volunteered to go. Usually my husband goes (and usually it’s some terrible time of the night/morning). He’ll lay on the floor by her bed until…
Free Printable 2017 Calendar
I like to create things that I think are pretty. This will go onto my office wall. Feel free to add it to yours. Basic goal: To have a quick way to figure out the date (not meant as a planner) To have a place to record a few details that I consider key Included:…
a healthy discontent
I woke up shortly after 5am and my brain began to process, making it impossible to get back to sleep. It’s been a while since this has happened–reflecting on the day before, questioning my choices, frustrated by my silence, over analyzing my analysis. Perhaps what I’ve left unsaid is for the best. Perhaps not. Time…