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Tornadoes
I have a terrible personality flaw. I’m pretty patient most of the time. I breathe in and out and manage to control myself… until I don’t… and then I just SNAP. I know my trigger. It’s always the same thing… MESS. CLUTTER. CRAP. The scene usually goes something like this: I’m getting the girls ready for bed. Checking off the list. “Are you done with your homework? Did you brush your teeth? Did you get your bag ready for tomorrow?” I’m tired. A little impatient. It’s been a long day and I’m ready for some silence. I want to close my eyes. And then it happens. My eye catches a…
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The Calm after the Storm
This weekend I fulfilled a birthday promise to my 12 year old daughter. I hosted a sleepover for 10 of her friends at our beach house. Here’s what I learned: 1- No matter how much work and coordination I put into preparing the activity, my daughter didn’t thank me for any of it so I might as well have simplified my life. It’s not that my child is ungrateful or spoiled (though it really makes me wonder and question if I need to start making her earn everything more), they just don’t have the maturity or understanding to know how much goes into planning and coordinating something like this. So…
