Since I started with a driving example in yesterday’s post, I thought I’d continue the metaphor to talk about one of the most dangerous mindsets, especially for moms. The one way street mindset. One Way Streets One way streets have a purpose. They are designed to direct traffic in areas where congestion is already...
Category: Family & Marriage
Sometimes … Life
Sometimes, life just makes you laugh. Last Monday, I ordered more hair putty. I’ve only found the kind I use in CVS, but Amazon carries it, and with Prime, it could arrive on Wednesday. Since I only had enough for another day or two … I’d be all good. But when I tried to reorder,...
Freezer Breakfast Sandwiches
Taking responsibility for my life has mostly happened in my head. Sometimes, though, it’s entirely practical. Like freezer breakfast sandwiches. I actually make these for Eric to take to work with him. He has an hour-and-twenty-minute commute each way. So he is gone before 6 a.m., coffee in tow. But he usually waits until...
Taking Responsibility
I want to engage my life. I want you to engage yours. And I am slowly grasping the truth that engagement is all about taking responsibility. The Choice In The Matrix, Morpheus offers Neo a choice: two pills. One will return him to his floating-in-the-goo existence where his whole life happens only in his...
How to Use Time Well
Time is available to everyone at the same rate in the same amounts. But how to use time well … that’s a whole different thing. I am realizing that I use time very poorly. But I am also learning that I’m ready to do it differently. How to Use Time Well Maybe “using” time...