History on My Hand

It’s funny to me that people often remark on the absence of a wedding ring on my left hand, but rarely do they notice the lump of scar tissue that bulges between mid-ring finger and...

When You Move Away, Far Away

It was all innocent enough. I had just finished my DVRd episode of Downton Abbey when a commercial came on for Antiques Roadshow, the host standing in a green valley, mountains rising up...

Wordless Wednesday: January, In Pictures #instagram366

{I did it! A month’s worth of pictures! If I don’t manage another month of the #instagram366 project, I feel I at least accomplished something by getting this under my belt. Are...

The Myth of Parenting Older Children

  To recap (in case you’re new here – hi!), I have five kids: 17, 15, 13, 10, and 4. Oftentimes when I express frustration or fatigue as a Mother, I’m met with some...

No More Room for Shame

My core beliefs about myself: I am unloving, cold, stingy, withholding of emotion, a miser with my Self. I can’t handle responsibility, I fold, I fail, I make bad...

SOPA/PIPA: FOR MORE INFORMATION

A clear, concise, balanced, well-written explanation of SOPA/PIPA and likely impacts: The Problem with SOPA (And How To Stop It) from CopyBlogger A fabulous resource for taking...

Why My Mind Can’t Manage To Stay in the Present

My mind seems caught in a six-month time warp. Even though I am going through each day, fulfilling responsibilities, meeting deadlines, completing routine tasks, my mind is not...

News of My Retirement

I’ve been feeling a little lost as I face 2012. 2011 was a great year for me, personally and professionally. Professionally, I got some experience teaching blogging workshops in my...