I wrote this post four years ago, almost to the day, on my old blog that isn't online anymore. Timehop showed it to me and I thought, you know, this was good for me to read again. This might be good for others to read, too. Life is hard, and it's so much better when you know you're not the only one going through difficult times! With that in mind, I decided to republish it right here. An explanation, a confession, some insight, and a bouquet of …
Anxiety
Summer thoughts.
Hey hey, internet! It's July 5th already. I thought I'd do a quick check-in. The kids are all busy doing summertime things - playing softball and Roblox, heading to the neighborhood pool as much as possible, staying up late binge-watching shows on Netflix, and sleeping in. It's hot out, and the days are boring, and that's exactly how summer should be. Whenever I feel guilty about my kids not reading enough, I think back to the school year, when …
Hello, January. Here's the deal.
Happy New Year! Yay, it's January. The holidays have come and gone in a flash (at my house, anyway - seems like Christmas was over before it began) and we're already a few days into this brand new year. I want to thank all of you who reached out to me with such kindness after my last post, which admittedly, was kind of a downer. I did feel relief from finally sharing it with the world and getting it out of my head, but this space has felt kind of …