A blog about mental health, self acceptance, and embracing all the magnificentally awkward moments along the way.
I think somewhere out there are mothers who smell the way I thought motherhood would smell; of vanilla and fresh baked bread and warmth. I am jealous of these mothers. My own motherhood smells like the onions of a thousand meals permeating cracked skin--a thousand refused meals prepared lovingly or automatically or bitterly depending on … Continue reading The Smell of Motherhood
Check out part 1 and 2 of my harrowing exciting story first. Beer break over I returned to find I had enter in my kids ages to find people with kids of a similar age. Easy peasy! The rest of this was going to be a breeze, right? Wrong. The next step was to pick 3 descriptive categories called … Continue reading Mom Tinder Part 3 or I Can’t Make Technology Go
Catch up on part 1 here. The first step was to set up my profile pictures. I could choose up to 6. Enter problem number one. What pictures should I choose? Do I go with that cute pic from 2 years ago where I’m looking hot and skinny in my bikini even though my current shape … Continue reading Mom Tinder Part 2 or How to Meet Moms and Influence Absolutely No One
Making friends never used to be a problem for me. In high school I always had some activity keeping me connected to a group of friends with similar interests whether it was band, theater, or a tragically stereotypical goth stage. Once college rolled around there were intramurals and study groups and when all else failed … Continue reading Mom Tinder: Part One
I'll get back to my word of the year posts but today I need to get off track and talk about my beautiful, wonderful, totally driving me insane (insaner) two year old. Two and a half. There's a difference. See, three is coming hard down the track and the last few weeks have seen an … Continue reading Mom-Friend Blocked
Today I wasn't going to write because I had nothing deep or insightful to say. I tried. I watched an incredibly moving speech. I read inspirational quotes. I started delving into a post that would have been deep in subject but shallow in sincerity; it would have been my representative writing what she thought people … Continue reading Thanksgiving Neurosis
An Awkwardly Magnificent Life 