Today, I drove four hours to and from Cincinnati for a jiu jitzu competition Cohiba was in. This was his first since he banged up his knee, and is relieved to have it behind him.
Adulting Fail
My girlfriends and I were talking the other day about feeling like “Whoa” about being adults, because two of us had just gone to our first parent-teacher conference.
Do You Create A Life On Autopilot?
This is another post I started and abandoned, probably in late 2015.
***
I found a blog that referred to going through life on auto-pilot. Before these big changes of a baby and a move, I felt like I was doing this, going through life on auto-pilot.
Not Clueless Anymore
If you could experience one movie over again for the first time, which one would it be and why?
“Some Books Are So Familiar That Reading Them Is Like Being Home Again”
As part of my personal 2018 1/12 Challenge, I am aiming to read 24 books this year, which I know doesn’t sound like much, but its a lot compared to the 0 books I’ve been reading since I had Wee One. I’m doing the reading challenge on Goodreads (Are you, too? Check out my list and let me know what books are good!) and thank God they permit rereading books, because otherwise, I don’t know if I would have finished. The whole Harry Potter series has brought me a long way to my goal.
Just this weekend, there was another book I read, one I haven’t thought of in 25 years.
Continue reading ““Some Books Are So Familiar That Reading Them Is Like Being Home Again””
Anxious Mother’s Stream of Consciousness During Toddler Swim Lessons
This past summer, I signed Wee One up for swimming lessons. Just six weeks at the community center, I wanted her to learn some respect for the water when she’s around it.
It was the first time she’d taken a formal-ish “class,” and I had some concerns. And other thoughts. Here’s a sampling of my second week’s thoughts:
****
Continue reading “Anxious Mother’s Stream of Consciousness During Toddler Swim Lessons”
But What About The Men?
Warning, or promise, depending on your perspective: Profanity laden rant ahead. Also, possible trigger warning for rape.
