Coffees and Commutes

Paper chains

December 19, 2011

Time together as a family. An evening spent making paper chains. Excitement is building for the big day! Simple, homegrown fun. This is what it’s all about. Happy holidays, from my family to yours. May the coming week be filled with happiness and many memories.

Reset

December 11, 2011

I’m having a hard time adjusting to the fact that we are only a few short weeks away from the end of the year. And while this isn’t meant to be a resolution or a re-cap post, I have, in recent days, been drawn to thoughts of where I am and where I’m going. For [...]

Learning to find our way back

December 5, 2011

We’ve been going some through growing pains with my oldest son recently. He’s 5 1/2 and discovering his individuality which is just a nice way of saying he’s testing his limits and our patience along with them. He’s bold, sassy and moody. There have been more battles of will in our house in the past [...]

Get out of my own way

November 29, 2011

Twice this year I’ve been told by people I admire and respect that all I have to do is get out of my own way. The first time I thought: Why of course! That makes perfect sense. The second time I realized I have no idea what that actually means. Get out of my own [...]

Some time

November 14, 2011

When we are lucky, we enter what the poet Marjorie Saiser calls “cruise control.” It is a state of grace, in which our egos have disappeared, the juices are flowing,and we are on with the writing. Musicians and athletes call it “going into the zone.” Often, this most effortless of writing ends up being our [...]

My limit

November 7, 2011

Did you hear that? It came from deep inside, a long, gut-emptying exhale, like the last few gusts of wind at the end of a blustery summer storm. That’s what I sound like tonight. I’m tired. I’ve had some kind of commitment every weekend since Labour Day. I’ve ignored my new set of rules, the [...]

Yes…a post about holiday secrets (and more!)

November 2, 2011

Every once in a while someone will ask me: How do you do it? How do you manage to raise a family, work full-time, blog and find time for yourself? It often catches me by surprise because no matter how many times someone asks it, I usually respond with: I think you think I have it much [...]

Halloween 2011

November 1, 2011

A vampire and a monkey! What could be better?

On my mind

October 25, 2011

I really enjoy reading blogs. There is so much wisdom and vitality to be discovered in the thoughts and stories of others, and I feel so privileged to call a handful of bloggers trusted and kindred spirits. The woman I am today, the journey that has unfolded since I first got serious about my blog [...]

Pieces of us

October 24, 2011

He’s so much like me. His personality. Sometimes it takes my breath away. Sometimes it worries me. He’s intense and emotional. He’s a people-pleaser and sometimes anxious. I see it so clearly. But he’s also so much is father. He’s filled with kindness and love. He likes to build things and take them apart. He [...]

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