Sitting at my desk and staring at my computer all I can see is my stuffed inbox. My anxiety level is rising by the second as I think of all I have to do. I take a deep breath and let it out slowly. As I look up, I notice the pin board I keep over my desk. Among the post-it notes scribbled with reminders of things yet to do I notice a picture of me and my first born when … [Read more...]
My Daughter My Teacher
I didn’t know what to expect the other day when we were touring our daughter Lizzy’s new school.This was a “special” school for children with disabilities so severe that the district school could no longer teach them. Lizzy hasn’t been learning all year. Her teacher has told us that she frequently “leaves” by getting lost in her imagination. Some days she insists she’s a … [Read more...]
The Dishwasher Does Not Like To be Ignored!
Back in November I made the hard decision to unplug my dishwasher. It seemed the best thing to do at the time since being a mom to three, wife to one and a Co-founder of Bonbon Break left little time to write anymore.At the time I wondered how the dishwasher would take to being ignored. I expected the possessed appliance to show its displeasure by making lots of unexplained … [Read more...]
Unplugging My Possessed Dishwasher
It is so hard for me to believe that it's been two years since I hit published and started this blog. Thanks to my very possessed dishwasher I have gone from a woman who didn't even have an email address to a woman who now co-owns and edits an online magazine. Never could I have imagined what starting this blog would mean for me. I made a promise to myself that each week, come … [Read more...]
Fuzzy Wuzzy Was A Bear
Ever since my partner Val Curtis and I launched our weekly online magazine, Bonbon Break the dishwasher and I have a new routine. (Forgive the shameless plug!) Where I once got ready to publish a new essay each Sunday, I now go through my old pieces trying to figure out which one fits the best for the place I'm in this minute of time.I have to say I enjoy it. It's sort of … [Read more...]
