Tonight, my son is having his first sleepover at his dad’s new house, the one my ex moved into with his girlfriend/mistress, the house I didn’t know existed until I got my Cavanaugh back from a visit on Saturday. I’d planned to drop him at his dad’s apartment but got a text to meet him . . . → Read More: I Don’t Know What I Don’t Know
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 4 comments  Posted on November 7th, 2011 in Divorce, Parenting, Self Care, Single Parenting  child meets ex's significant other, Divorce, single parenting One of the things just about everyone in my divorce recovery class had in common was that we couldn’t listen to music. Those songs take you back, evoke the feel of your lover’s neck on your lips, or the shirt he was wearing at Old Navy as “September” piped over the crackling speakers and you . . . → Read More: Getting My Groove Back Leave a comment Posted on November 2nd, 2011 in Divorce, Emotional Self Care, Parenting Divorce, music after a break up, Parenting, SYTYCD I wanted this blog post to start with, “I did it! I did it! I did it!” And what I wanted to have done was successfully replace the diverter valve in my bathtub. What I’ve actually done is become absolutely obsessed with Halloween. How did this happen? I finally acknowledged that the water coming out . . . → Read More: Diverted 4 comments Posted on October 18th, 2011 in Holidays first holidays after divorce, Halloween crafts, home repair September was not a good nose month. On the first, I had a head cold. On the 30th, Cavanaugh had a cold. In between, there were fires, cedar trees burning, particulates in the air, mold, and my nose hated it. It dripped. It stuffed up. I took Benadryl, Allegra, Claritin, Actifed, Tavist, Tylenol Cold, Tylenol . . . → Read More: Room to Breathe 8 comments Posted on October 4th, 2011 in Parenting, Physical Self Care allergies in Austin, being present with our kids, central texas fires, mama sick days So you’ve gone through your house and decided what to get rid of. Now you need to actually get it out of your possession before you start picking through and bringing things back in the house. At some point, all of the families whose homes I help organize ask me the same question: Where can . . . → Read More: Where to Give in Austin Leave a comment Posted on September 26th, 2011 in Organizing donation in austin, getting rid of your possesions, organizing your home, where to donate in austin Lately, I’ve found myself asking Cavanaugh to “Be still.” Some kids fidget a lot. I did. My son usually doesn’t. So his case of the wiggles is a sign, not even a subtle one. Still, it took me at least two weeks, maybe a month to figure this one out. Looking back, I realize I’ve . . . → Read More: Wiggle Witch Leave a comment Posted on September 22nd, 2011 in Mindfulness, Parenting, Physical Self Care kids need exercise, not noticing the obvious, Parenting I like books: paper books, audiobooks, but reading books on “readers” is something I’ve avoided as long as there have been readers. Yep, I’m one of those folks who dreads this idea of a paper-less society. Unless we’re talking newspapers. I can’t stand holding those, getting the ink on my hands, trying to fold the . . . → Read More: Kindle-ing One comment Posted on September 18th, 2011 in Read This Book club, Kindle, paper books vs. readers, the help As you may have noticed from the infrequency of my posts, I haven’t had a whole lot of time this summer. Maybe you’ve just started reading in the last couple of months and don’t remember when I used to write almost every day. My writing less is both a good and a bad thing. I . . . → Read More: What Looks Like Progress 3 comments Posted on September 16th, 2011 in Emotional Self Care, Mindfulness, Organizing just for today, living in the present, Mindfulness, summer setbacks It’s at the end of the most laborious days that I need a gratitude list. It reminds me of how I got through, what the successes were, that I am thankful. While I have stopped to feel grateful throughout the summer, I remembered yesterday that the end of the day gratitude list, the seeing-how-it-all-added-up, gives . . . → Read More: Oh, Labor Day 2 comments Posted on September 6th, 2011 in Divorce, Emotional Self Care, Happiness, Parenting gratitude list, Mindfulness, Parenting, who gets friends in a divorce This summer has felt like a never-ending day, you know the ones when your kid won’t go to sleep and you just need a little time to yourself, and when you eventually get it you have energy for nothing but watching television or going to sleep yourself. Yep, it’s been that kind of summer. The . . . → Read More: Back to Bedtime 2 comments Posted on August 30th, 2011 in Parenting, Read This, Sleep bedtime, bedtime routines, go the f**k to sleep, Parenting, summer messes up bedtime |
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