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I am totally option gal. I hoard options like it is my given right as a free person. I love choices, love to multitask, and am multi-talented. I am also a child of the media generation. Homework with the radio and/or the TV on at the same time? No problem. But as an adult with…
I got to thinking about our human tendency to not want to be told what to do. Those who trust in their lives and make choices easily were lucky enough to have their caregivers make the right choices for them. So that they were then able to make the right choices for themselves. The two…
We called her The Napkin Lady. She’d come into the restaurant during off hours like after lunch. She’s order something small from the swing shift waitress. And then, when she was in the empty-ish dining room, she’d grab all the napkins from the settings of the neighboring tables and head for the bathroom. The toilets…
If you listen to your internal voice, sometimes you may hear yourself use the ” ould” words, should and could. When these words star in my mental dialogue, it’s a sign I’m feeling conflicted whether I am supposed to do something or not. Ould words foreshadow wiggly thoughts. So I’m sorting out my yard sale…
I’ve noticed the theme of proactive versus reactive popping up in my life regularly. I mentioned it a couple posts back in passing. And since I keep noticing it, it’s time to take a harder look at what this means. Every action that’s taken is proactive or reactive. Let me show you what reactive looks…
This is not a new concept, the importance of knowing. Except, it’s one of those I keep saying ‘aha’ to. I really didn’t want that job at the television station even though it was amazing I’d gotten it. I really didn’t need to be married at the age of 23 even though you couldn’t tell…
Around the world, many families are cared for by a stay at home caretaker or housewife or husband. I am one by both default and by choice. I was unwilling to work only to pay for childcare so I am focusing on my writing career and blog and am in charge of our children and…
This is a piece I published on Divine Caroline two and a half years ago. Back when Eamon was an only child. My son is nearly nine now but I always liked this piece. So enjoy the rebroad. I really hope my six-year-old turns out sweet and functional. I am doubtful, especially when I realize…
I recently had to explain to my seven year-old why I was shooing the kitty away from the house and away from the girl kitty who was acting kinda funny. We were having a birds, the bees, and kitties talk in which we discussed how boy kitties have spikes on the end of their winkles…
One school day, I reached down into my kid’s book bag and pulled our a triangular scrap of paper. I asked what’s this. Oh something I wrote. And I asked him to read it to me. I was more than blown away. This is the translation. Black vs. White “Ya’ ready?” said White. ”Yeah!” said…
