Family News

Hmmm, it’s been a while since I posted… I wonder why…
Life marches on here. Jay’s back at work 1/2-time now, going in after lunch. It’s wonderful really, b/c that gives me naptime to write/work and only a few hours alone with all three kids. Yesterday was my first day like that, and [...]

As long as I’ve had my own child in my arms I’ve been hearing some version of the line from adults my parents’ age (thankfully never from my parents): “Enjoy it while it lasts, sweetie, it’ll be over before you know it.”
Laying aside the fact that I was none of these people’s “sweetie,” the line [...]

The main problem I see with “therapeutic” writing is how necessary (or, at least, strongly encouraged) it seems to be to focus on the negative you’re trying to deal with/process.
The implication is that you must define and identify it, I suppose.
But for me to do this I must submit myself to the negative feelings that [...]

I came across this quote while reading an article on the Boundless webzine.
It was written by Susanna Wesley to her son while he was away at college. Apparently he had written to ask her for a list of sins he should avoid while away (?!). I can only presume this was to allow [...]

A woman came over yesterday and helped me clean for about 3 hours.
She did those “non-essentials” that just sit and build up (like sink-dishes) until you’re forced to face them (usually because there’s nothing left to cook in). They’re only non-esssentials because you don’t have to do them daily to function daily. They [...]