Musings
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Musings :: How Becoming a Mother Changed Me
The journey to become a mom was not an easy one for my husband and I. It wasn’t until the 9/11 tragedy that I woke up and realized how life can be so uncertain and that not only did I want to get married (had been with my now-husband for 7 years), but I also wanted to have children. Yes, it was 9/11 as well as a quote I read in an article that completely altered my life. I was reading a magazine article that was written by a playwright who talked about all these experiences she had in life, traveling the world, dinners at castles, etc., but one thing she wanted more…
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Musings :: Humor is Good for the Soul
Laughter is Good for the Soul! My husband and I met way back when in high school. We were just friends all through high school, into college (he even came up for a sorority dance) and stayed in contact while I lived and worked in Japan. One thing that has stayed constant is his ability to make me laugh. Not just a polite laugh or giggle, but more along the lines of slapping my knees and maybe even an occasional snort gets thrown out there. To this day, my mother, husband and daughter can all get me laughing like this – where it is a whole body…
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Musings: Light Baggage Only Please!
Light Baggage Only Please! is the title of a book that I am slowly, but surely, working on for my daughter. When she was about three years old I watched a program on Oprah about a woman who was dying of terminal cancer and was leaving video tapes for her infant daughter so that she could tell her all the things she would have wanted to tell her if she were still alive when the daughter was grown. She talked about going on a first date, dreams she had for her, etc. Let’s just say I didn’t have a tear left after watching that program – but it got me…
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Musings
There are conversations you have with people that make you stop and sit back and reflect. These conversations happen all the time but they sometimes come when you are least expecting it. The other day I was thinking about how much work I had to do and was feeling very behind. I try to get as much of my work done while my daughter is in kindergarten but since she is only in school a short time – some days this happens and some days not. It is a juggling act being a mom as many of you know. So all these thoughts are going through my mind as I…
