I’ve been thinking of writing this post for a while. I’ve been hopeful but hesitant to say “I’m over it.” The postpartum days of no energy. No enthusiasm. No respite from anxiety, frustration, irritation, random and intense anger at minor things, and feelings of isolation and panic. But spring has sprung and with it, my…
Category: Ponderings about life
Postpartum Life, III
Perhaps I turned a corner and had some really great days in a row…but somehow I ended up back on that corner. Well, I admit: I stayed up late painting one night and another night talking with a friend. Neglecting my sleep probably had something to do with it. The early morning insomnia and grouchy…
Postpartum Life, Part II
Three good days. IN A ROW! And right after a 3+week out of state vacation with the grandparents (which can be a notoriously difficult adjustment time as other parents of toddlers know!) I’m excited about that. I didn’t have to call hubby or my mom in a panic about anything. I didn’t feel like I…
Postpartum Life
I tend to be sporadic in my blogging. Oh, so you noticed. 🙂 Well, this time it was because life got really busy and unpredictable really quickly. We found out our Whirlpool Duet is one of those washers that repair guys get called up about a lot, and they usually can’t repair them, according to…
A Mom’s Look at the Philosophy of Innate Goodness of Children
Oh, Pinterest. How you distract us. We, especially us moms, have better things to do than be online coming up with more stuff we “need” to do or read. 😉 But how fun you can be. And I wonder how greatly you may contribute to my ADD. Lately I’ve been finding “inspiring” pins about being…
