Last night, my daughter asked me how to get a flat tummy, and she sucked her little belly in. “I want it flat, I don’t want it fat, like this” and she exhaled her tummy back out. She’s six. I know I’ve been pulled back into my eating disorder but I thought I was keepingContinue reading “Ready to Burn”
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Mom Tips
If you sit on the couch, you’ll be asked for something. If you sit in your room, you’ll be asked for something. If you sit at the table, you’ll be asked for something. But if you sit on the floor of your kitchen, you can find temporary peace. There’s a frightening amount of Cheerios andContinue reading “Mom Tips”
A Child who Notices
When you have a child who Notices, it takes longer to do everything because there are flowers to smell and shadows to chase and rainbows in puddles. When you have a child who Notices, you learn to leave a little earlier and that arriving late isn’t an emergency. Or you live in a constant stateContinue reading “A Child who Notices”
First Impressions in 2021: Parent Teacher Conference on Zoom
I’ve learned a lot about first impressions, in the year of our plague, 2021. A) I’m usually Wrong in my assessment B) Tone is hard to read in text C) There’s no point in pre-stressing over might-be issues Historically, I don’t have the best track record with first impressions– that is, what I first noticeContinue reading “First Impressions in 2021: Parent Teacher Conference on Zoom”
From one Laura to Another
This necklace belonged to my great-great aunt Laura (what the L really stands for). She was the daughter of German immigrants- mother from Prussia, father from Bavaria, he came to the US at 18. But Henrietta came when she was only 2, and spoke with no accent due to her work (as a young girl)Continue reading “From one Laura to Another”
Big Feelings, Bigger Picture
A year ago I took my girl to the park for the first time in over 200 days (206 to be precise, we were definitely counting). Now she’s back to Kindergarten after a couple days out with a sniffle and testing negative. We had a play date with Forever Friends. It was amazing to watchContinue reading “Big Feelings, Bigger Picture”
I am tired and Do Not Know Where the Halloween Decorations are.
I should be decorating for Halloween right now. I am usually decorating for Halloween by now. But I am not. I am tired and I do not know where the Halloween decorations are. I am tired and do not know where the Halloween decorations are because 569 days ago I came home from work andContinue reading “I am tired and Do Not Know Where the Halloween Decorations are.”
Week One
Notes from the field after three days of Kindergarten after 523 days without in-person learning. She’s 5 and she’s exhausted and exhilarated. She woke up and put on a tutu and her star shirt and started playing a math game. Then stares blankly into space. “Hi honey, you’ve had a big week.” Her response isContinue reading “Week One”
Pretty Good Ugly 