>What am I doing here?

>Sick Day number 7. This is getting completely ridiculous. It is only thanks to my helpful husband that I have not been long since buried in dishes and laundry since I take every toddler nap time to lie on the couch. It’s not to sleep, though that would be lovely. No, sleep is impossible when…

>You always have time…

>…for what you do first. I don’t remember where I read that quote, but I’ve been trying to live by it for about a year now.  I even tried to teach it to my fourth graders as a lesson in time management.  I think probably two of them got it and the rest just nodded…

>When you can’t do it alone

>I don’t know what it is about asking for help, but I am terrible at it.  There are probably a lot of reasons for this, which include the following facts: a) I like things to be done my way and therefore would often rather just do them myselfb) I see asking for help as a…

>A year later…

>Because I am too sick to take care of Sebastian today (Daddy’s on call, thank goodness), but also too sick to sleep (my head – when will it stop throbbing?!), you get treated to another post this week. The timing is perfect, too, because today Sebastian is Fifteen Months Old. This is a strange time,…

>The fifteen-minute guide to greatness

>No, this post won’t take you fifteen minutes to read (I don’t think), nor is it some guideline to whatever is your particular kind of greatness.  Rather, it was my shining moment of introspection that is helping me along in my goal to be happier. Last weekend I set myself an ambitious task to collect…