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Something Borrowed and Blue
Here’s a little rant about this shirt: I’m not sure what should make me most annoyed… 1) that my fashion forward son confiscated and wore my shirt yesterday without asking to borrow it. 2) that it more than likely looked better on him than on me. 3) that he wants to keep it and my husband and daughter are both encouraging me to give it to him (probably proof that number 2 is true). 4) that my husband had no recollection of me wearing the shirt and challenged me to try it on because he thought it wouldn’t fit me. 5) that I lowered myself to this level by trying…
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Mom’s Advice: Follow Your Own Path!
I gave my two soon to be high school graduates some advice last night. It was to take some of the unsolicited advice they are now being given by family and friends with a grain of salt. The fact is, I did not anticipate that people would tell Connor and Rachel what they feel is the right path for their lives. I tend to be more positive than actual life sometimes so disappointment is inevitable, I guess! Even before their senior year was derailed by the pandemic, Connor and Rachel were on a path that was different than what was previously envisioned for them. They worked pretty hard to get…
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Becoming ME…
I have not published anything on this blog for a bit. I’ve been busy. Not necessarily busy with physical activities that limit my time to write, but busy with thoughts, feelings and growing pains that have consumed my ability to focus on any one thing to write and share. I know I’m not alone. This is an unprecedented time in which we live. A pandemic overlapped with civil unrest, all slathered in hate and racism. Even still, this is not all that has been consuming me. Perhaps it has helped me become more introspective. I have been feeling all kinds of feels for quite some time now, dating much further…
