These past few weeks as Papa Bear has been doggedly working to complete his project, the little monkey and I have been adjusting to a life where we only see him for glimpses during the day and snuggles deep in the night. It’s funny what you get used to. Papa Bear was saying that the [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Good enough?
Posted in Being in the body, Health and Healing, Self-care, tagged connection in the body, Health and Healing, mind body connection, over working, sleep deprivation, taking action on July 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Bad mama moments
Posted in The balancing act of motherhood, tagged challenging day, parenting toddlers, sleep deprivation on July 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
We all have them–days that you wish you could scrub away with a giant eraser. Yesterday was one of those days for this mama. It started with a 6:30 a.m. wake up. Our little monkey usually sleeps till 7:30 so this was unusual. I stayed up late reading (my self nurturing time each evening). I [...]
Helping versus Serving
Posted in Family life, My coaching practice, Uncategorized, tagged gratitude, helping, personal coach, serving others, trusting on July 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
This past couple of weeks as Papa Bear has been struggling with an ornery project for his videography business, I have noticed my almost obsessive desire to fix it for him. I have always been a helper/fixer. I know that I have a gift for creative strategy and seeing through the dark knots of challenges. [...]
Through the fuzzy lens
Posted in Health and Healing, Self-care, Uncategorized, tagged body image, change, dieting, exercise, postpartum body, self-acceptance on July 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Summer has finally arrived in Portland and the vampires of the great NW are ready to play in the sun! Time to shimmy those pasty legs into shorts and bust out (and as a breastfeeding mom, I am BUSTing out of) the tank tops. Yesterday I overheard a group of women chatting about the trauma [...]
Toddlers and the “monstrous breast”
Posted in Self-care, mama wisdom, tagged daily routine, perspective, taking a break, toddlers on July 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Do you ever feel like you are too close to your kids to really see them? I was holding the screeching monkey today and remembering how nostalgic I felt about Sweet boy’s toddler days until I was back in the thick of it with the little guy. I forgot how exhausting and challenging daily life [...]
Pushing the wagon
Posted in Family life, The balancing act of motherhood, tagged counting blessings, getting perspective, pioneer life, raising children, reality check, working long hours on July 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Papa Bear and I have coined the phrase, pushing the wagon for the times when we are feeling like we are struggling, working hard or pushing through the feeling of wanting to give up. It was born out of a conversation we had a few years back when I was voicing frustration over how difficult [...]
The red flag of awareness
Posted in being present, tagged acknowledging our children, being present, slowing down on July 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
As the little monkey and I were leaving this morning for his buddy’s house so he can play while Mama-more-mindful-today works, I noticed he was carrying a red long-sleeved shirt. My own arms were loaded down with his bag (snacks, diapers, a change of clothes) and my bag (laptop, cell phone, headset). My impulse reaction [...]
Pie makes mama more mindful, right?
Posted in Family life, Self-care, tagged interdependence, pie, Self-care, stress, toddlers on July 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This past week has been rough. Papa Bear is working long hours preparing for a big project and work trip to Canada and we miss him. Over the weekend, he plugged away in his basement office, only popping up for a bite of food, a quick wrestle with the monkey and a much needed walk [...]
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