I’m sorry that I’ve been away for a few days. I try to never go for more than one day at a time without a post, but I ran into a couple of personal and family challenges this weekend and I found that Relationships were the last thing I wanted to talk about.
I felt both overwhelmed and scared. I’m someone who always needs a plan. Here are the baby steps I’m taking to get through the challenges ahead:
*I allowed myself a freak out, but I did it away from the kids. They knew that I was upset, but I had …read more

Doesn’t it seem that when something is bothering us, we think we’re the only person on the planet experiencing whatever that hurdle is?
Weight gain, career issues, family issues (I KNOW my family is weirder than yours)…kids, husband, house…whatever it may be — we believe we are all alone.
And sometimes it’s not really a hurdle, as much as it is a character trait:
I like to pretend I’m a Broadway dancer, play the soundtrack from A Chorus Line and dance around my office.
I’ve never told anyone that small little tid bit, because like so many of us, I’m afraid of being judged …read more