Her nine-year-old body was short in comparison to the other girls on her team. A ponytail wrapped in frilly red and white fabric held a cascade of honey brown hair that fell to mid-spine. She […]
Category: Random Thoughts
Sideline Family
My immediate circle of friends is…well…pale. In fact, I can count on my two hands the number of kids in my graduating class in high school who were not white. While that demographic has changed […]
99 Things and FUN Isn’t One
*Attention* The following is a Public Service Announcement: Parenting is not fun. Despite what well meaning granny types, perma-perfect playground moms, and diaper commercials would like you to think, parenting is a lot of things, […]
Naked Friendship
I laughed out loud as I scrolled through my camera roll and stumbled upon a picture I’d forgotten about. The photo was taken a number of months previous when I’d started a new workout routine. […]
Doing Anything and Not Everything
Before I became a mother, I spent a lot of time romanticizing the notion of staying at home with my children. I was a personal trainer. I worked most days of the week, starting my […]
Comfortably Unbalanced
Balance is bullshit. There. I said it. I have tried. Really. I have given it the “old college” try. Hell, I’ve even given it the “I’ve grown humans! I can do this!” try. Balance, for […]
What Mommy Really Wants
I am so tired. Nothing sounds better than uninterrupted sleep—not social invites, not television or hobbies…definitely not sex, not even drinks with my fav gals. Nothing trumps sleep right now. Some might argue that if […]
My Money Talks: This One is for the Men
When something comes across my social media feed and makes me stop and think, I often end up here. It’s in these blog posts that I frequently sort out my thoughts and work out my feelings. […]
Lessons from The Hunt
In the fall of 1980, just short of his twelfth birthday, my eldest brother was shot. The bullet, a .243 Savage, brazed his back before blasting through his elbow joint. The gun was misfired by a […]
Small Voices
I am surrounded by small voices. It is no exaggeration to say that in a 24-hour period, I may hear a small voice utter (or scream) my name hundreds of times. Small voices proclaim satisfaction […]
