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Healing My Inner Child
It sounds a little wacky to talk about a hurt “inner child,” but I think the concept is so important to talk about and address.I think so many of the ways in which humans are awful to each other stem from how some awfulness was done onto them as children.My own childhood issues are not relatively awful, but they have left me with emotional issues that I need to work on.My mother got accidentally pregnant when she was 22 years-old, and my biological father never wanted to have anything to do with me. I feel the tears start to well up as I write that sentence. I… Read More -
Getting My Life Back After Having Two Children
Henry turned five this past weekend. Tate will be three in July.And just this week, I started to feel like myself again. Like my old self. My pre-baby self!This week I:- Talked to a good friend on the phone several times
- Went running twice
- Went to yoga
- Started planning my summer Reflection & Rejuvenation Retreat
- Started reading a book about healing my inner child
It looks so pithy when I write it out in a bulleted list, but it feels huge! I feel like the past five years I’ve only been able to choose three of five things from this list: big work, family, sleep, exercise, creative endeavors,… Read More -
Organization La-La-Palooza!
I forgot to share all the organizing I did during the Winter Break.
We finally got through the “Tornado Two” stage with Tate. We can now tell him not to rifle through every cabinet, closet, and drawer and he will actually listen to us.
It’s a small miracle!
For someone like me who is pretty much a permeable membrane and soaks in the order or the chaos around me, I was ecstatic to be able to get everything organized. Here’s what I was able to accomplish:
- Organize under the kitchen sink
- Organize the pantry
- Organize the cabinets above the refrigerator
- Organize the office supply basket
- Organize under the second bathroom
