Monarchsinthemaking

“Um, I’m sorry, but I asked for Dr. McDreamy.   (Nurse for pre-op testing over phone, while I am driving in my car, with 12-year-old) “Describe for me in your own words, what procedures you are having during your surgery next week” (Me) “I’d prefer not to if it’s all the same to you.” (my…

What if making choices in life resembled the basic choices we make in our food intake each day?  Sometimes we are in a rush, so we pull together something frozen and quick instead of preparing something from scratch, requiring more time.  I think in some ways hunger is like the satiation we seek in life. …

#urbanfarming   Sunflowers can be harvested too soon and be empty shells (garlic flavored cardboard)                                  Corn may not be my thing after growing weeds last year, and a whopping three ears this season               …

It’s 1:30 a.m., the lights are out, and there is someone lurking nearby.  Should I be alarmed?  Maybe call the police?  Not unless Rhydon (pronounced “Rye-Don”), could be considered a dangerous suspect. Like everyone else in the under 18 crowd (and some of drinking age too!), my boys have joined the new generation of Pokemon,…

I participated in the formal election process yesterday, but I had already made up my mind and made a more important choice for my family: I’m not one to talk politics.  I listen and watch.  I observe and follow trending topics.  And yes, sometimes I smile, while at other times, I shake my head.  And…

I never realized the distinction between living alone and living as a single mom.  That there is a difference between taking care of your family in a single parent household…and taking care of yourself as a single individual. This week, my boys have been with their dad.  Having been divorced nearly a year, this was…

Oh yeah, I’m back.  I might be stretching the truth a little bit if I said I was back full throttle (because that’s just an invitation to the universe to adjust my perspective to a grinding halt, leaving me with another round of learnings to process and get through).  I started my blog with the…

This evening, I came across something written by my 11-year-old-son.  Insightful and poignant, inspiring and amazing…and an incredible reminder that we can all conquer obstacles, rise above, and meet every challenge to help shape and mold our own reality.  As a parent, if we are lucky, we learn as much as we teach.  And tonight…

Why a poker face is not nearly as important as what you’ve got left at the end of your bluff… Remember when you were a kid and the sky was the limit?  You only had to wish or imagine what your future would be…and you were young enough to believe it was as simple as going and…

Green Beans So I started my “urban farm” earlier in the spring.  It lacks the uniformity of what you’d typically visualize of a garden…or at the least the kinds that come to mind for me.  I think of neat and tidy rows, with mounds going down a long patch of field, with at least a…