This morning was a bit disorganized and I found that we were running low on time to get out the door and to three different schools on time. As I was drying Cassidy’s hair I asked Loren if he would get Devon dressed. He looked at me with alarm and something close to fear in [...]

The thing about being divorced is that not only do you split your assets and incomes but you also divide your time. While the relief from fighting and living in tension brings new found energies, being alone and on duty 24/7 takes its toll. I love my three children with all of my heart -and [...]

Sometimes grief is just too much for words. So today I focused on images. The tears were ever present but the beauty of the season is still breathtaking.

There seems to be a fine line of what exactly I can accomplish in a day. Will I focus on working and actually making some money? Will I unpack boxes and locate all the random things we have been missing? Will I get my ass out and move it at some sort of an uphill [...]

One of my most favorite things in the world is a cup of of coffee -cafe au lait style- in the mornings. I like to drink half a cup as soon as I get up, another one after the children go to school and then another half in the afternoons after Devon wakes up from [...]

There are moments when it all comes together. Those times, be they an afternoon, an hour or just a few minutes, when all the baggage just melts away and I breathe and actually relax. Yesterday afternoon was one of those rare times. Cassidy had scored a goal in her morning soccer game and her team [...]

I truly want to believe that I don’t have brain cancer. I want to think that my cluster of migraine activity is due to the fact that my seemingly healthy father just up and died of a massive heart attack while out riding his bicycle. That the stress of leaving Matt and dealing with all [...]

Today marks three months since my father died. The last few weeks have been particularly hard. I don’t know if it is because the first wave of shock has worn off and the reality of forever has begun to sink in or if it is some other phase of the grieving process. But there are [...]

I once read somewhere that when a woman whacks off the majority of her hair that mountains can be moved from the results; a major change in hair length or style is indicative of big things to come. Today I went to see my Cosmic Hairdresser because I was in the mood for such a [...]

Today was the first day since early June that resembled anything close to normal. The older kids went to school, I got a bit of work done and had ample chances to entertain Devon. There was no frantic work to be done at the townehome. There were no doctor appointments. Just my mother sifting [...]