I think months of no solid sleep have finally worn me down. I can't even so much as look at my bed without wanting to just go face first into it. If given the opportunity to nap I become incredibly delusional. Meaning, then I think I can stay there all day and if I can't then don't offer me the possibility.I've started to go to bed before the sun even sets and yet I am still tired when I wake up. Probably because that wake up is at 2 and 3 and 4 and 5. My friend Kristen likes to say, "who knew the third one would push me right over the edge." I am right there with her. For all The Fifth Element's sweetness and charm it is a lethal, massively tiring job taking care of three little ones under five. Those people who say that adding a third one is nothing are straight up possum-on-meth fuck … [Read more...]
So Long Old Friend
Recently I posted about how good it felt to come away from an afternoon spent with friends and colleagues. It was the SVMoms Group DC Metro Moms Symposium and I needed it. Weeks later it was announced that SVMoms would soon cease to exist.I can't tell you how sad this has made me. Being a part of SVMoms/DCMM was one of my favorite parts of being in this field. I not only enjoyed the camaraderie of other women, writers and friends but came away from each meeting and get together feeling revitalized, smarter and more accomplished. While DCMM didn't pay, it provided something so much more invaluable to me than monetary means. There were adventures that happened because I wrote for that group, opportunities presented themselves that created more … [Read more...]