I wake up happy. My coffee is ready and waiting. I'm guaranteed a slice of silence before the Child & her canine companion awake. There is, for me, tremendous promise in the dawn of a new day. I have no idea what's to come and it could be fantastical, fabulous and greatly unexpected. In that sense I'm a true optimist. I greet each gift of 24 hours with an overwhelming sense of ... Continue Reading
Take What You Need Day!
It was recently Random Acts of Kindness week at the Child's elementary school. These little gestures are things we've done together since she was tiny. The thing is we've never referred to them as as such. Mitzvahs. Paying our rent. These are the terms we've typically used. As a result, when the child was informed it was R.A.O.K. week, she was ... Continue Reading
I got KEYED.
I was having a DAY. It was the Tornado's LAST DAY of any kind of summer camp. And there were thirty one more days until school began. And I was panicking. I had two hours left of Summer 2013 childcare & the inside of my brain resembled this: what do I do? work? play? walk the lake? go to the gym and lift weights? wait. I dont belong to a gym here. join a gym and life ... Continue Reading