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WoMom: Day 19: No Fun in the Funk
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Day 19: No Fun in the Funk. Even Connor knows being in a funk is frustrating. I know it’s been a while. Last week I fell into a funk and I am having a hard time pulling myself out of this slump. I am hoping this entry will help me to do just that—simply by posting this I will regain/reactivate that muscle memory and be able to write again. OK, so more to come about all of this and other exciting happenings in Mumfordia, maybe even tomorrow. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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WoMom: May 2015
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Friday, May 29, 2015. DAY 20: Glimpsing Happiness. The power of an ice cream sandwich. I was listening to the radio in the car yesterday and the hosts were talking about the passing of U2’s tour manager. It was part of the Entertainment Update segment but quickly transitioned into something more. One of the DJs (do we still say disk jockeys? I feel 100 years old saying that, but what else do you call them? Became very serious, talking about how we must cherish the little moments in life. I tried to hit p...
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WoMom: June 2014
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Thursday, June 12, 2014. A Follow Up To: How Did We Get Here. Image: Q13Fox.com, "The Sleeve". So today I saw this. It is such a such a great tool and way less frightening than the bulletproof blanket I posted yesterday. Invented by teacher Daniel Nitzel, "The Sleeve" easily slips on and off the door's closer arm, securing it from the inside and nearly impossible to open from the outside. Like I said, this is an awesome alternative to the "blanket," but it's still completely heart breaking to me. I reall...
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WoMom: April 2013
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013. A Lesson in Trusting Yourself. Liam's take-home EEG testing. I've always lived by the mantra that above all else, you should trust your gut. Then I became a mom. And you know what? It totally worked. I took the saying "it takes a village" to heart and let those around me ease my parental uncertainty with their knowledge and real, on-the-job training. Did his face fall? Did he just disappear for a moment? And who did I listen to? But I started asking all my resident experts. H...
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WoMom: January 2014
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Monday, January 27, 2014. New Year, New Goals {Belated}. No reason, just a fun picture. Hallway races. So, I have never been good at the New Year's Resolution-thing. January 1st, I am still all about eating, drinking and making merry. It's usually after the cold temps really set in and all the holiday fun has been unwrapped that I settle down and think about how I want to make this a better year. So here are my 2014 goals. Be aware that I control my mind and my body, they do not control me. Establish cho...
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WoMom: July 2015
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Thursday, July 23, 2015. The Summer of Independence. I haven't been around lately because not only are we sweating our way through all the hottness, we are working toward independence here in the Mumford house. I have lit a match and started a revolution and I carry my banner of hope through every room, proclaiming parental freedom. Independence from Diapers: Check. Independence from Asking: Work in Progress. Independence from Bad Choices: Work in Progress. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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WoMom: June 2015
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Wednesday, June 24, 2015. So, I just sent off an email to Boston Children’s Neuro so they can review Liam’s Individual Education Plan—or IEP as it's called if you're in the know, which I guess we are now…. I was so anxious walking in, I think my teeth were chattering and I had to remember to swallow—although then I forgot to breathe, which only made the swallowing even harder! But once they started talking, the anxiety rolled off my body and super tense muscles gave way to a full-body feeling of relief.
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WoMom: April 2015
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Thursday, April 30, 2015. DAY FOUR: Finding the Fun. Sometimes things aren’t always how you pictured they’d be—OK, most often things aren’t ever how you imagined them. HA! Oh and now that I was able to be home during the day, we kept the kids home too—and it was terrifying! Wednesday, April 29, 2015. DAY THREE: Soccer Mom vs. Stage Mom. Do you ever have a moment when something just hits you? That was me a few days ago…. I was at Liam’s music school talking to his teacher and told her how happy he i...
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WoMom: March 2014
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Injured or Hurt, What's Worse? The other night Connor hit his head—hard. I had just washed his hands/face when he took off running from the bathroom before I could dry him off. He sprinted down the hallway, missed the turn into the kids' bedroom, slipped and went face first into the door frame. Instantly there was screaming—Connor wailing and me shouting. So I abandoned all calm, rational thought and entered state of hysteria, barking orders because "the baby" was hurt:. Connor...