After writing a little about my somewhat-short-and-not-so-distant past as a single mom, I wanted to write about the process of blending families. Our family is likely the least complicated of blending since there are no other children involved. However, it’s been a long and challenging (yet rewarding) process from single mom and “friend”, to combining our … Read more
Check me out here. When I first became a single mom, I turned to running to maintain my sanity. Single parenting has been a lot like endurance sport training. I must pace myself, sustain myself, take cut-back weeks and most of all, keep my eye on the prize. How do I pace myself at this? … Read more
I decided to try a new strategy with the 7-yr-old-who-turns-into-a-monster when the words “clean-up your room” are uttered. I’ve tried “pick up your things”, “start with the…”, etc. All result in a meltdown and me standing hovering over a crying child forcing her to attend to the task at hand while I do most of … Read more
There is nothing spectacular about this photo, except that I am learning to discern the difference in the quality of my shots. If only, I could recall what I did here differently than the others! 😉 From Scenic
So, I’m already falling behind in my daily posting challenge. Yesterday was a busy beach day – morning at the lake for swimming lessons (I get to swim while the girlies learn 🙂 ) and nearly six hours on Queensland Beach soaking up the rays and bobbing in the ocean. 🙂 A friend presented me … Read more
At night we sleep with the window partially open to allow the air to flow through and cool the room/house down when the temperature drops. In the morning, the sun just reaches my pillow around the time I should be waking. Today, I felt an urge to try to capture that morning light. From Scenic … Read more