Hands Full Times Two

It's Monday morning and I'm alone in the house, cleaning. I'm on a bit of a roll, making some progress that might outlast the ar...

In honor of Mental Health Day, which was yesterday, I add some words. This was written a few months ago and does describe my current mental ...

As a freshman in college I played on the Varsity soccer team. Played is overstating the case but I was on the team. One night I went to an o...

Yesterday was our last day of summer vacation. The kids and I have spent almost every day together these past couple months in a mix of loun...

When I was nineteen or twenty years old I quit soccer. I cried in front of the coach when I did it which I hated doing--I didn't like th...

In my head and in my heart I am the kind of mom who supports my kids as they feel intense feelings. In real life I am the kind of mom who st...

I think I scared some people with my last post. Eek! That is hard for me because for a moment I let myself fall into doubt. Is it too much? ...