The moment I became a mom, I discovered I must've forgotten to ask a lot of important questions in life up to that point. I hadn't traveled that road before, and I was scared as hell thinking I'd fail. I was determined not to fail at the adventure of being a housewife and a mother. … Continue reading The well-traveled road to an empty nest library
Category: Emptying the nest
This empty nest mom’s solo adventure
As an empty nest mom, I wonder a lot about what my kids might be up to, or how they are doing, or I think about how fun it was to have them arrive home every day after school to tell me how their day went. They'd go off to their little school and… Continue reading This empty nest mom’s solo adventure
Road trip
Where am I? Heading out on a road trip. I'm super excited to travel for work. In the direction I'm heading, it is close to one of my kids! Yay, I get to see my daughter. I'm taking a solo road trip - don't ya worry about me, I'm a big girl - just like… Continue reading Road trip
Embracing the reality of imperfections
This is my year of embracing or modifying imperfections in my life. Yeah, it's part of my MAD MAD MOM month, too, but seriously, if at 54 years of age I can't get past my imperfections, I'd be doomed. Doomed. Doomed. Doomed. Doomed like my unicorn horn and my barnacle are - gone forever, leaving… Continue reading Embracing the reality of imperfections
Mad mad mom goes all senior on us
Every morning, I sit in the corner of my office and write my 3-morning pages. It helps me clear my sleepy head, and get me ready for the day. As I finished up my pages today, I wondered how many months I have left in my 54th year of life? I'm not dying, (yet), I'm… Continue reading Mad mad mom goes all senior on us
Empty Nest Reflections on Mother’s Day
It's quiet here this morning in our Lil' ol' empty nest. I'm an empty nest Mom, on Mother's Day. There, I said it. It's the first Mother's Day where I won't see either daughter. We have no forced plans to see them. Or a vacation to share. I can't believe we haven't hugged since we… Continue reading Empty Nest Reflections on Mother’s Day