My mom was really depressed when I was growing up. I see it now as an adult, as I struggle with my own life and my own mental health. As a child, I didn’t realize it. I didn’t understand what was happening, or why. I also didn’t realize that what was happening wasn’t normal at … Read more
I started to teach my oldest son to play chess when he was four years old. he is now 7.5, and plays well and independently. He’s actually almost obsessive about it. This is what I learned, and my personal tips for a parent just getting started in the process. Teaching Your Child Chess (Experience and … Read more
My second child turns 6 in just a few weeks. I can’t believe that he is almost 6. For reals. I can remember the exact second he was born, how it felt, what I was thinking….like a moment frozen in time. I don’t recall it quite as well with my other two children. It was … Read more
I am equal parts planner to wacky spontaneous. It’s a weird combination, I agree. But that’s who I am. I love to make lists and plan out what I am doing to do on a specific trip, but I don’t really like to make reservations and set things in stone until really close to time … Read more
I’m always behind all the other families with planning. I don’t like to set my schedule six months in advance. Unfortunately, to do some of the cool awesome things out there with kids, you need to be more on top of things than I am. I like the idea of being more spontaneous, of doing … Read more
I committed in January of this year to blogging as much as I could on a personal level on this site, for several reasons. The primary one though I think is to get in the habit of letting out all the things that bottle up and I struggle to talk about. Naturally, I am still … Read more
Today was the 100th day of school at my son’s school today. I had no idea this was a thing. The 100 days party apparently marks the fact that the kids have been in school a whole 100 days of the school year (also indicating that the year is more than half-way over, and that … Read more
I’ve started making mom friends, despite my best efforts. Generally at school and around town, I keep my head down. I don’t really go out of my way to talk to strangers. I’m just sort of a person who keeps to herself. In fact, I wear a hat a lot of times just so I … Read more
Yoooooooo! So I never knew this. But Young Adult books…..well, let’s just say that I always thought that these were books for teenagers. Young men and women in the ages of maybe 11-17. Boy, was I wrong. I had never really ventured into the Young Adult section of the library. I read everything: sci-fi, fantasy, … Read more
You might not know this, but I am on Youtube. I have a Youtube channel (under another name), so you’ll have a hard time finding it if you go and hunt for it. The reason I have a channel under another name is that I want these two online digital “properties” to grow separately and … Read more
