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Go Fish.

I have been writing on this site for almost four and a half years now, chronicling my life, current events, trends, ups and downs, as a way to both keep a diary for myself, and, more recently, to help others. I write about a lot of things on here. I write the things that some people are scared to say. I write ...

Gone Fishin’…

which, in the land of mom, means that I've gone to the beach, which means an excess of family, food, sunshine, salt air... and a severe LACK of internet access. So, I'll update as much as I can, but, until then, go out and get your yanky doodle dandies on and have a safe and Happy 4TH!

An hour as a mother.

I was up a lot during the night last night. I don't think I got very much sleep, and for me, that translates into an increase in anxiety. I have been told by my psychiatrist that sleep is healing for the brain, and I notice that it has a profound impact on my mental state. My ...

Things that made my heart burst yesterday:

The incredibly touching comments that I received on my emotional day post on Facebook. The launch of the new website for Pearl Communications, my PR firm. It was actually the owner who suggested that I use Brand Revive and then ended up hiring them herself, with brilliant results. A great phonecall with my friend who told me ...

Be there and be square.

I made it no secret on here (and in my life) that I was quite nervous about expanding our family. We were a perfect triangle. I remember taking an autumn trip to the beach house with the fairy godparents and sitting on the couch for hours, literally, listing the reasons why I was scared to have another ...

I have to say,

that although I am in a land far, far away, where my internet connection is limited to 36 seconds a day, and my phone has not worked since Sunday, and where the rum drinks flow like.... ....you know.... I feel compelled to take the last 22 seconds of signal I have to say that at this moment, for me, happiness is spending more hours in ...

(double) Stats

Tonight, I just so happened to have stumbled upon a post I wrote 9 months ago, called stats, in which I detailed her most recent milestones, in exchange for my inability to articulate how I felt about her turning 9 months old. Well, guess what? another 9 months have passed. This week, we celebrated her 18 month birthday. And no, ...

Before I had a kid,

I was the neatest mom ever. I always had time to straighten my hair and my car was clean and crumb free. Last night, as I loaded my little girl into her carseat, I noticed that my backseat is now overflowing with books and toys, laced with cheerio crumbs and decapitated goldfish remnants, and filled with things like stray ...

Coming back ’round again.

Here I am. I'm back from a wri-atus of sorts. You see, it was nearly a month ago now that I made the decision to close the door to this chapter. Not because I didn't love writing my "ever after". I did. I loved chronicling my days with my little one; I loved the intimate relationship I was able to develop ...

The sunny spot.

No matter what time of day it is, or what room she is sitting in, my Lola always manages to find the sunny spot, small as it may be, to stretch out and bask and nap upon. The entire house could be dark and gloomy, or filled with energy and sound, and, without fail, Lola will have found the one, small slit of light and ...