Monthly Archives: February, 2012
Busy Head
The thoughts in my head are a lot like the second side of “Abbey Road”: lots of promising, catchy, intriguing beginnings, none of which reach their full conclusions. Unfortunately, I don’t have a recording studio—or George Harrison, but that’s another story. My busy head is spectacular. It is an unwelcomed yet frequent companion of the (…) MORE »
Love Letter from You
Dear beloved one, I see you there, I feel your struggle. I know how hard you have been trying to be a good mother. As you have grown up, many conflicting messages have been presented to you by your culture about the proper way to care for children, and some of those messages have been (…) MORE »
Rock, Paper, Scissors – Girl, Woman, Mommy?
Last month I wrote about my fractured identity, all my roles I play in life. This month I want to share a recent experience at work. I was tasked with a project that would both teach me the new tools at my newish job and help out someone in need. I did it and I (…) MORE »
Laughed So Hard, Thought I’d Cry
You know what a mother needs sometimes? Well, yes, okay, vodka, but that isn’t what I’m going for here. Laughter. A sense of humor, people! There is so much stress in this job—seriously, deep-sea oil-rig workers got nothing on us—that it’s important to grab onto the hilarity whenever you can. In that spirit, I offer (…) MORE »
