What would you do if your child’s doctor told you that he has a condition that is completely treatable, but is fatal in 15-20% of all cases? That this condition will be with him his whole life. He won’t grow out of it. But with the proper treatment plan, he can live a relatively ‘normal’ […]
Today is the Day
Today is the day. The day I’ve been planning. The day I’ve been waiting for. The day I declare it. No, I don’t feel ready, but I’m doing it anyway. No matter how scary, how impossible it seems. No matter how out there this dream feels. Today is the day I declare my new job. […]
Don’t Let Anyone Take Away Your Awesome
Tomorrow marks a big day for many. Back to school. For my favorite boy, it is his first day of 6th grade. And so with that, I will send him off with this letter. Hey Monkey – Pretty soon, if not already, you won’t want me calling you that. Even though I’ve called you […]
How I Didn’t Manage It All
I don’t know how you do it. How do you manage it all? I have been asked this a lot over the last couple of years, since my son was diagnosed with anxiety and suffered severe bouts of depression. While managing through this, I was also working a full time job that required a hefty […]
There. I Said It.
Some days are good. Some days are bad. And most days are both. In addition to his anxiety, ADHD and depression, Noah suffers from a mood disorder. There. I said. it. And it is a struggle for him, for us, to manage. Everyday is like walking on a lake in the beginning of winter, unsure of […]
Just a Little Trip to the Zoo…
In the words of my little man N, “Today was Epic!” It was just a little trip to the zoo. NBD (No Big Deal – for those in the over 40 crowd). What’s so EPIC about that? I mean, the word ‘Epic’ conjures up the likeness of some over-the-top, mind-blowing, headline-worthy experience, right? Lions, Tigers […]
The Wagon
I hate three syllable words. Actually I just hate one: ex-er-cise. Like most people, I get on a bandwagon, work out for a bit, then life gets in the way and I fall off that wagon like a drunk college girl on a Halloween hayride. But now I’m unemployed, so no more excuses! No more, […]
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Unemployment…
Huh. I’m unemployed. For the first time in 24 years. Wait. That can’t be right…I’m not that old, am I? I spent the first week of unemployment in bare feet or flip flops. Why wear shoes if I don’t have to? Especially when my time was mostly spent like this: sleep, eat, read, swim, repeat. […]
Prayer for the Day – Moving Forward
The prayer for today. Amen.
Moments of Happy
Tonight I was going to write about the fun. The fun that we’ve had while on vacation. The bend over sideways laugh attacks and silly things we did while here. But then something happened tonight, after the fun was over and the evening winding down, that shook me to the core. I was flitting about […]
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