I read a lot, especially for school. I don’t even know if I’ve mentioned my plans for this semester yet, but in a nut shell, I’m using the DONA postpartum doula course book list as a springboard for some natural science credits. The semester revolves around postpartum women and their physiology, hormonal and psychological changes. I devoured my first two books in a day and a half. I may or may not be obsessed with vaginae, and I’m OK with that. Its just one more piece of the...
Hahaha, made you look! There is this “Five Year Plan” concept thrown around in my world. Have a plan. Five years from now, where do you want to be? How are you going to get there? I ask the same questions of my members on HippyMom. If you aren’t happy today, what can you do to change it, and where do you want to be in five years? I admit, I haven’t made my plan. I’m a “do as I say, not as I do” kind of girl. Some may call me a slacker, I like to think I’m...
I remember my eldest son being in another state and the terror I felt at his ability to come home to me. He was three. I remember folding laundry and the call to turn on the TV, and seeing the second plane as it found its target. I remember wondering if those were really small parts of the building falling, or something human. I remember the flags everywhere, and the spirit that seemed to swell in us all. I remember the boy I knew from high school telling me he was ready to go kill some “towel...
Many years ago, I was pretty much a homebody. I enjoyed my time out, mind you, but I didn’t do much beyond the occasional dinner or waiting in line to pick up a child from school. I kind of miss those days, because if I didn’t want to get dressed, I didn’t have to. Yes, I was that woman. I’m still that woman, only now I am constantly on the go. Four kids will do that to you, I suppose. Plus, study time and a few other work-related projects that require me to walk out into...
