sometimes i feel like the rogue, misfit mom. sometimes i feel like the oldest broad in my circle of mom friends {because most of the time, i am}. sometimes i feel like i've finally got this mom gig figured out. but, more often than not, i realize that every day is still a learning process. i've been a mom for a little over eleven years, so i've had some time to figure out what works, what doesn't. older & wiser? maybe. but, and i'm being honest, i still twinge with anxiety when a friend asks me for "mom advice." ummmm... i don't know if it's the age difference or the time difference, but let's face it, folks: i had my kids in 2001 & 2003. i was in my early 20s back then. some of you were probably still in high school back then. a lot has changed since my … [Read more...]
boobs.
i'll be honest. part of me did not want to write {what seems to be} an obligatory breast cancer awareness post. we all know that october is breast cancer awareness month. {source}well, what about the other eleven months in the year? shouldn't every damn month be breast cancer awareness month? after all, november {back in 2006} was the month that changed my mother's life. she found out - on my sister's birthday, in fact - that she had breast cancer. thanksgiving that year was pretty solemn. thank goodness i was dealing with a stubborn {and very constipated} three year old at the time. aidan's poop issues took my family's minds off of my mother's condition. having to deal with suppositories & potty battles was certainly more entertaining than having to think or talk about the … [Read more...]
her attitude helped me.
it's cliche, i know, but whenever i am asked about an influential woman in my life i immediately think of my mother. she's not just the woman who gave me life, but she's the woman who taught me how to live my life.she and i have a pretty typical mother-daughter relationship. it's not a perfect relationship, but it's definitely a loving relationship. she and i are so alike that it's scary {at least that is what my husband tells me}. it seems that we get a little closer the older i get. and, now that i am a mother, i am finally understanding the reasons why she was so hard on me & my sister as we were growing up.i think the thing about my mother that has influenced me the most is her attitude about life...and death. nearly five years ago my mother was diagnosed with breast … [Read more...]
Cards for the Cure
It's October.While it might be time to stock up on miniature candy bars & think of the most ghoulish costume to wear this Halloween, it's also time to "save the ta-ta's" and think pink!In honor of BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, Hallmark was a FREE card {available in Hallmark stores only} that you can pick up {as many as you want} to send to all of the special people in your life. {source}I picked up one today & I plan on sending it to my Mommy -- who just happens to be a breast cancer survivor. … [Read more...]
