Category Archives: answering intriguing questions

Oversharing

There isn’t much about myself or my life that I wouldn’t share with others. Or rather, it mostly falls into either the “I’d tell this to anyone” category or the “I’d embarrass someone else by putting this on my blog” category. There’s not a huge amount in between. So when I was pleasantly surprised by…

Dueling brains

This evening I completed one of my 33-Day Challenge tasks by volunteering at a local charity that collects clothes, toys, and other kid-related items to give to children in need. I brought with me one bag of clothes to donate that Theo had outgrown.  I’ve donated items there before – things the boys received that…

But why?

Questions that are harder to answer than I expected*: Why is today Thursday? Why is January the first month? Why isn’t 45 a date? Why do you have to go to work on Tuesdays? Why do we have bedtime when it gets dark? Why do I feel sad sometimes? Why are you here? Why are…

The space between

When Sebastian was two years old, he still slept in his crib. We gently laid him down after his bedtime routine, and lifted him out into a hug in the morning. He wore diapers full time. He used a pacifier to help him sleep. He needed our help to get dressed and put on shoes….