RSSTHIS IS NOT WHAT I SIGNED UP FOR
March 18, 2008
My salvation as a wife and mother of young children depended on talking with other women. That was how I knew that everyone’s life, house, and marriage were the same as mine. We shared survival strategies.
We had a laugh about the day we came out of the bathroom to find every sock in the house in use as a Barbie sleeping bag. We shed tears for one another, when we remembered what getting up every single hour for 2 days does to your spirit. We could relive the trauma of childbirth and child-raising, healing ourselves with an audience that cared. We did what women do. We processed thoughts by conversation and learned to be mothers.
Read moreANTI-AGING STRATEGY 2 : DAY OF MENTAL PURIFICATION
February 10, 2008
Day of Purification sounds somewhat fanatical. The title could equally well be Day Of Clearing-Out-Your-Head. Really, these are just updates from my life. I’m having a mental health day today to celebrate being alone in my home. That probably hasn’t happened since 2002.
1. The day began with a truly challenging workout. Mindy Mylrea [...]
THE REAL REASON TV IS BAD FOR YOU
October 15, 2007
One word : mistrust
Has the world really become more malicious? Are more people out to get us? Or do we feel this way because media has chosen to force feed us this impression?
The world was safer. My parents took more risks with my safety than I would take with my own kids. As a parent, [...]
TIME FOR YOURSELF EVERY DAY
October 5, 2007
Why do we feel we need permission?
Why is it that so many women, across all levels of income, education and family status have such difficulty taking time for themselves every day? Why do we feel so guilty when we make massage appointments that we just end up canceling them? To say nothing of [...]
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