For the last three years I’ve written a blog post similar to this one, but this year is different because it’s a lot earlier in the season for this funky feeling. Each winter has brought new challenges for me and my family and no surprise, 2023 hasn’t been any different. Our weather has been cool… Read More How to Get Out of a Seasonal Funk
Happy Friday! Happy December! I’ve been busy writing over on Fairfield County Mom. Here are two of my latest writings 🙂 Mom’s Insecurities: A Poem Take a Deep Breath: When Your Newborn Has RSV
A mental health poem: Detached Love… Read More Detached Love
Disclaimer: some of the links below are affiliate links. If you make a purchase after clicking on one I will receive a commission. This is at no extra cost to you, thank you for the support! When spring fever hits you but there are weeks left of cold weather and days feel as though they… Read More Five Self Care Ideas For Late Winter
Tears danced with my mascara on my cheek; there was no hiding my emotions. If I must scream from the rooftops to protect my transgender son, I will do it every day of the week. To read more, visit Fairfield County Moms… You are looking at a new contributor to the Fairfield County Moms blog!… Read More Branching Out
The running commercial of happiness in my head, the one there since I was a little girl, consisting of my highest expectations that are impossible yet remain in my brain anyway, feels like the needle scratching across the vinyl of an old record as I sit with tears in my eyes wondering what I’m doing… Read More Short Story: Life’s Symphony of Grieving Expectations
Even though a pandemic tosses us all for a stress loop, I wanted to research more ways to deal with my everyday stresses. Ideas that can last for time to come and ways that are actually achievable with my busy life. I want simple ways to reduce stress. I call them Soul Fuels. My soul… Read More Five Stress Relievers for the Modern Mom
The following is a short story I wrote for a local newspaper (sadly now gone) in 2015. I felt as though it was appropriate to share again in 2021. I won’t talk about it. My self-confidence is below the surface. I turn on my self-preservation mode and I will remain quiet. No one wants to… Read More Short Story: Be Quiet
I can hear you groaning in my ear, but hear me out. Experts usually look to the social reasons for dressing and how what you wear affects how people treat you, how you feel about the activities you are doing (ie working in an office, going to the gym) and how certain types of clothing… Read More Why You Should Dress As Usual During a Pandemic
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