My words are not for you. Don’t ask for my flowery language, the flow of my loving musings and peaceful existence of air that I conjure. You don’t deserve them if you won’t listen… read more »
A Mom’s ‘Ria’lity: The Calm Before the Storm.
September 6, 2020You know how they say having an easy first child gives you the false confidence to breed again? Gotta say I’m pretty firmly behind that theory. My older daughter was pretty close to perfect… read more »
A Mom’s ‘Ria’lity: Life with a Sassy Pants
August 18, 2020Okay, FINE!! To those of you familiar with #RiaStrikesAgain – you’re getting your wish – more Ria-isms. I’ve had a lot of difficulty trying to formulate a reasonable structure to bring my second child’s… read more »
How Seemingly Mundane Things Can Change Your Life
March 8, 2020Just today, I stepped out of my car and dropped my keys. In a puddle. No big whoop. When I picked them up, my world changed. No, it wasn’t the muddy keys I had… read more »
Song Lyrics that Don’t Work if You’re an Overthinker, Episode 1
January 11, 2020So I’m listening to this song “If the World was Ending” and it’s really kind of sweet. It’s about former lovers who realized that they weren’t quite right for each other but still obviously… read more »
Things I Worried Too Much About When My Marriage Ended
January 3, 2020The end of any relationship sucks. I dare say it sucks worse than when you’re reallllly close to a sneeze and also in the middle of a conversation at a party so you put… read more »
Dating after a failed long-term relationship is much like throwing yourself into a meat grinder. And I don’t necessarily mean that in the obvious imagery of it being torturous and an experience that you… read more »
An Open Letter to the New Occupants of My Home
November 30, 2019Congratulations! I’m so happy for you, this home has loved me as I have loved it for nearly 14 years. I purchased this house when I was 26 years old, with my fiancé, after… read more »
Get Ready, Girl!
October 28, 2019She started at my feet. Thumb running up and down the arch, then a quick squeeze of each toe between her thumb and forefinger. Grabbing my whole foot in her gentle hands, she took… read more »
Raising a “Mold-Breaking” Child
May 30, 2017I recently read an article about a mom who finally gave in to her daughter’s insistence to have a “boy’s” haircut. I read it as if I was talking to someone about my own… read more »