Holiday Giveaway to Charity
Kristen, over at GreenStyleMom has thought up a unique give-away challenge for herself. She will donate up to $500.00 (one dollar for each comment she receives) to charity. The charity will be determined by a random drawing from those suggested by commenters. I put in my vote for the Northern New Mexico Midwifery Center. I [...]
Wellness Wednesday: Water
I planned to write about water on this Wellness Wednesday, but as I sit here with my lips dried and cracked, it is very clear that I don’t have much to say about water at this point in time except: I have not been drinking enough of it. Last week, after I wrote about lovingkindess [...]
Fourteen Months
You are now cruising all over the place on two feet, while holding your slightly bent arms aloft, your loosely clenched fists bobbing around near your head, keeping uneven time with your incredibly short, wobbly legs. My dad calls it monkey-walking. You’re dreaming about words and language. You talk all night long, make a lot [...]
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Twenty-seven years ago…
Here is what my sister had to say at the time about my hair : “That hairstyle is so stupid. You look like a dork holding your head to the side like that.” What can I say? The comb in my back pocket made me do it! Tweet
Loving-kindness meditation
For the last few weeks, whenever I have a moment — in the car, in bed at night, walking the baby to sleep — I have been saying the following refrain: May I be filled with loving kindness.May I be peaceful and at ease.May I be healthy.May I be happy.It is the first part of [...]
Stop Crying
This Mad Mama! Moment brought to you by… repression. Orlando was standing in the kitchen doorway, crying. I had tried to comfort but then had moved over to help Mica as he pushed the chair over to the desk and began climbing up. Orlando kept crying. He had hurt himself, or was upset about the [...]
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