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Have a Great Spring Break!
For the past couple months, I’ve been dreading Spring Break. Normally, we go on vacation together as a family, which I love. This year, however, Matt got offered a position as a photographer for SXSW. Of course I had to say yes to my taking on more child care, so that he could pursue his passion. He has done so much for my career these past seven years. Of course I can do whatever he needs me to do. I owe him a ton!But I was bummed about it. Not only were we losing our family vacation, I was going to be saddled with lots and lots of solo… Read More -
Inner Child Therapy
Did I already talk about my conversation with an inner child therapist? I don’t think I did, but I apologize if this is redundant!The basic idea is that we all have these hurt inner children in us, and an important part of healing and growing is to acknowledge the hurt children, to try and understand the hurt, and to soothe it.My childhood could have been way worse, but there were things that caused me hurt: I never met my father; he didn’t want anything to do with me after my mother got pregnant. We moved from city to city and I never got to spend very much time… Read More -
Back on Track: The Art of Tuning in and Not Doing Too Much
Aaahh…As I write this, it’s a Saturday morning (I typically write my posts during the weekend and schedule them to run during the week). I just got back from my first run in a long time. I drank a smoothie. I listened to a Podcast while I showered (Friendlier), and all of my boys are out of the house together while I have a couple hours of free time. I’m sitting on our outdoor couch. It feels like Spring, and I can even hear the creek rambling.[insert contented sigh]I’ve had to work really hard to get to this place. I had to start eating healthier… Read More
