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Three years ago, when I was in the midst of trying to take care of three babies, I felt completely disconnected from my husband. Brad left the house between 5:30 and 6 every morning and wouldn’t return home until 6 at night. Upon his arrival, he was expected (and willingly obliged) to help me get everybody fed, bathed and ready for bed. After all the work was done, we would collapse on the couch and stare at the TV. We would always comment how there was really “nothing” to watch. But we would sit there for an hour or two in a trance watching nothing!
As those days turned to weeks then months, I started seeing us as two trains chugging side by side down parallel tracks. This wasn’t acceptable to me, because I saw those months turning into years, then decades. Then, one day the kids are gone and Brad and I look at one another and say, “Who are you?”. Maybe I was extrapolating too far, but something had to change. Continue reading
Have you ever sat down to write a list of things you are grateful for? I am going to do that now.
The book: Is there Really a Human Race? by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell is an amazing book for children aged 3-10. Each time I read it, I realize that this is a great book for adults as well as children. I particularly like the following passages:
If you have ever dreamed of owning your own business you will enjoy this story about Phyllis Calza. Phyllis started her career in education working with children as the Program Director for a reading intervention program. Her job was part of a special program that was funded by the state of California (back when there was money to spend). In 2002, the funding for this reading program was cut and Phyllis was left wondering what she wanted to do for a career. She and her husband wanted to start a family; but, just like so many of us, Phyllis didn’t get pregnant as easily as she had hoped. While she was in the midst of career decisions and trying to get pregnant, Phyllis realized that she would really like to start her own stationery and gift business. However the timing didn’t feel right because she was more focused on getting pregnant. So, she took a short break from working and wound up pregnant with her first child, Austin. 
I am sitting in the same chair I sat in one year ago when I wrote my very first “blog”. I am amazed at what I have learned in the course of the year. I have learned about courage and kindness from the women I have featured. Talking to others has caused me to examine my own strengths and weakness too. I am thankful for my readers who keep me going through their kind words. I hope I can put together another year of interesting articles!
