Category: Mom Life

Up until this year I have been fairly apathetic towards US politics. I believe that most politicians are generally more concerned about their personal self interests (and those of the corporations and rich constituents that support them) than what is best for the people that they are representing – regardless of the side of the aisle they stand on. Earlier this month, however, when I woke up and heard the final result of a painfully long election season- I cried. Continue reading “A Letter To My {White Male} Children Following The 2016 Election” →

Years ago I had a conversation with someone who was reminding me about the importance of taking care of myself. I’m not sure why, but I remember the details of this conversation vividly.

At the time, my response to her was probably pretty standard for many women, “I know. I just want to get through what’s on my to-do list right now and then I’ll take some time for myself.”

Her response to my poorly thought out plan has pretty much been playing on a constant loop every day since then. “But you’re always going to have a to-do list. When will enough finally be enough?” Sadly, the message didn’t quite sink in at the time. I left thinking, “yeah, BUT…”

Continue reading “When Enough was Finally Enough” →