Tonight I really feel like complaining. I want to write out the things I want to complain about. Just one or two … please? I also do not feel like blogging. I want to sleep. Now. However, I’m going to dig a bit and write at least one thing peace-related. I’ve been noticing at work …
Milky questions have been keeping me up and bringing me down. We are nearing the end of our donated milk supply. All the wonderful women who have pumped for us and donated to us aren’t able to help out anymore. I’m looking online for donors through Human Milk 4 Human Babies, but there aren’t many …
Tonight we went to an interfaith prayer gathering. They’ve been having this one for a number of years on September 11. Its focus is more broad than just the events of 9/11; the participants spoke about peace, global injustices, unity, our responsibilities as global citizens. I spoke as a member of the Baha’i community, reading …
Some thoughts on the relationship between peace and sleep. Sleep = peace Sick, teething, overtired = no sleep = no peace Not sleeping long enough = not really peace Nursing to sleep = peace and beauty Trying to nurse to sleep but having your defective breasts run out of milk = awake, crying baby = …
Yesterday was a bit of a challenging day. Baby was up a lot the night before with a fever and fussing. I wasn’t sure how she would do during the day but I had a presentation and meeting so I brought her to mom’s and checked up on her throughout the day. By 1:00 she …
I’m still o:2 on naps for this 4-day weekend, but that’s not slowing down my enjoyment of a good day. Baby slept in until 8. We shared a smoothie and then the whole family went up to the blueberry patch to pick. Baby & I picked together for a while, then husband took her while …
Today is resonating with that fall feeling. Cooler, crisper weather. Orientation fair on campus and the buzz of a new semester. The end of my first week of work. Bundling up for a walk in the evening. Though summer was long-delayed and short, I don’t mind these early fall days. I’m feeling cozy, connected, nested. …
Lately I am floating in and out of a state of inner calm and contentment. My moods go up and down a lot. The stress of adjustment to our new schedules and responsibilities is definitely evident. I didn’t realize how long the days get when you are working and have a baby. Mornings don’t have …
Today, the start of my first full week of work, I definitely feel like a working mom. And it’s too late and tomorrow’s too busy to really write it all out. I’ve had several versions of this post running through my head but no time to complete any of them. In brief: busy productive day …
Today didn’t go as planned. And that’s okay. Going with what needs to happen or simply is presented to me is a strength and weakness of mine. I kind of love it when things fall apart and I have to make things work in chaos. I also can be incredibly frustrated when plans – good, …