Lost My Groove
Wow … almost a month of no new posts (though I have been migrating old posts from my Blogit account, so you’ll see some really old stuff back in the archives, as well as my new “Inspirations” page). Lost my groove back there somewhere, and haven’t the time to go back and try to find […]
Thinking About Relationships
I’ve been thinking lately about the things that I look for in any relationship. I admit it. It’s lonely being a single mom. I would love to have someone to share my life with… Someone to hold me tight when life gets hellish. Someone to change the light bulbs and kill the roaches. Someone to […]
Arguing Over Household Chores?
When I was married, my husband was laid off three times in five years. When he would get laid off, I would increase my teaching for the Red Cross to help keep some money coming in — leaving him with the kids while I went and worked from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. So I’ve […]
When Togetherness Is Too Much
I’ve been pondering a lot of aspects of my marriage lately, probably in part because I’ve been reading Dr. Laura Schlessinger’s new book The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands. It’s a really good book. I’ve seen ways in which I did really well, and I’ve seen ways where I really fell down on the […]
Another Blogger Making Me Think
In her blog, “Tooele” said: “I left our marriage because I felt like I was drowning. Now, normally, I’m a pretty good swimmer. So deep water doesn’t bother me. But to have someone who won’t swim next to you, clinging to you, and pulling you under. It was a move of self-preservation. I knew I […]