• Burning At Both Ends

    Burning At Both Ends

    Perhaps it is the start of my cycle, or maybe it’s my own fault for pushing my nights later just to enjoy a little time to myself; whatever the reason, I am overwhelmed and over-stimulated today. The sound of crying causes me to disassociate. I have asked my husband on numerous occasions today to take…

  • Holding Two Truths and Birthing Busy When You Should Be Slow

    Holding Two Truths and Birthing Busy When You Should Be Slow

    Today is one of those absolutely exhausted mother days. Between popping new molars, a continuing sleep regression, paired with separation anxiety (with me), R’s schedule includes a lot of whining, calling for me, and fighting sleep (then crying from exhaustion). Of course, I hold none of this against him – and the developmental leaps he…

  • Self-Portrait Projects & a Book Review (Pashby)

    Self-Portrait Projects & a Book Review (Pashby)

    I’m starting a new self-portrait series. I’m calling it: Behind Books With Busy Hands. It represents how mothers are always doing something secondary to their passions, how even when they are immersed in a moment for themselves (which for me means reading), they’ve got something else going in their heads. How we multi-task to keep…

  • The Conflict of Loving Nature – But With Purpose

    The Conflict of Loving Nature – But With Purpose

    I think I have finally found a definition of slow living that fits with me. I know, I know, it’s been nearly a week of this talk of slow living – get over it, already! But something about it – like I said – feels important. Here’s what I found: It’s imperfect, really, but it…

  • Awakened Mama Community ft. Hannah of @kippdee.family

    Awakened Mama Community ft. Hannah of @kippdee.family

    This post a part of a project I am calling the Awakened Mama Community. I am featuring spiritually conscious mothers in this space to encourage us to find our Tribe, to connect with like-minded mamas, and to help them boost their digital spaces. During these interviews, Awakened Mamas pick five (out of eleven) of their…