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Jan 4, 2021
Last January, I set 20 goals for 2020. Then a pandemic hit. Here’s how I did.
December 11, 2020
Like most people, evenings are a busy time of day. Even in a pandemic,
December 2nd, 2020
It is December! Sean turned 11 months earlier this week. It has been a long, hard month
November 13, 2020
Sean turned 10 months … like 10 days ago. I did take the picture on the day he turned 10 months
October 2, 2020
I am feeling … Overwhelmed? Behind? Not quite sure what the right word is. Work is picking up.
September 21, 2020
This school year looks very different from others. My son’s kindergarten public school is remote (for now).
August 31, 2020
Sean is eight months! I can’t believe we are headed into September and the last quarter of the year. Here are some thoughts from the month of August.
August 14, 2020
This is what much of my summer looked like: Sean asleep, Matthew sitting right behind him, and Maggie skipping along in the sunshine, while I push our stroller.
August 6, 2020
I feel … abandoned, alone. As a special needs parent, I cast my net wide for support systems for my son—school, recreation, and additional therapies.
July 30, 2020
Sean is seven months. I can’t believe I just typed that. Here is a look at the past month.
June 30th, 2020
All year I have been writing blog posts chronicling Sean’s baby milestones, a happy memory from the month, and how I am feeling.
June 1st, 2020
Sean is five months and we are gearing up for summer around here! Here is a look at some of our best moments from the past month…
May 11, 2020
This time last year I had sunk into a pretty deep depression after realizing one of the people I love the most…
April 18, 2020
I have been thinking a lot about routines lately. While I have been working from home for almost a year, I typically have some form of child care for at least a portion of the day. For the past four weeks, I have been working from home with
March 30, 2020
So this is going to be a long post. I have a lot of thoughts and it seems to make sense to share them here in one post. Also, it seems fitting to do it as a recap of Sean’s third month with us and a summary of my Q1 goals, at the same time.
March 6, 2020
I love hearing about other people’s day in the life, so here goes mine. Keep in mind, I am giving myself grace right now so this is a very rough sketch of my life right now. Occasionally, I will find myself sleeping in past six or taking much-needed naps with the baby in the afternoon, but generally speaking, this is what a weekday looks like for our family.
March 2, 2020
I am not quite sure when Sean turns two months in February. He was born on December 30, so there isn’t exactly a two-month mark for him. Anyway, he is two months-ish, so I am celebrating by recording my thoughts from the month of February!
January 30, 2020
One of my big goals for this year is to cherish the moments with all my kids—but especially Sean. This will likely be our last child so I want to remember as much as possible. Each month I am planning to write down our favorite memories, milestones, and how I felt the month went, in an effort to preserve the sweet moments in my mind.
January 17, 2020
A few years back a friend in bible study suggested I pray for a word for that year. I did. God spoke to me and told me my word was “courage.” Needless to say I spent the first few months of that year praying for courage and reading about fear and faith, only to have a miscarriage in August. That year was life changing. I haven’t felt lead to pray for a word again … until now.
December 30, 2019
I am jumping on the bandwagon—even though I think it might not be the most effective goalsetting method*. Here are my 20 goals for 2020, broken out into quarters. But first! Sean Andrew Black was born on December 30 at 10lbs 2oz and 22.25 inches. He is certainly a part of these goals…..
December 19, 2019
I am sitting here in my office at 9:12 am, unsure of what to do next. Both kids are in school. I have lukewarm coffee. All my work for the year is finished. My house is (relatively) clean. I am just waiting, and it is oh so hard.
December 6, 2019
In the last few weeks I have watched my daughter and my son take immense joy in celebrating the holiday season. It’s the little things that brighten their day—like the dancing snowman, holiday treats and movies, putting ornaments on the tree, and snow.
Oct 31, 2019
A mom recently shared that the best advice she ever received was this: “The world will never adjust to your child. Your child has to adjust to the world.” It makes my heart sad. And a little bit angry to hear that a licensed therapist is giving that type of advice out to parents—or anyone really.
Oct 24, 2019
I don’t plan to retire, ever. Do we have a 401K? Yes. Are we contributing to it? Absolutely. Do we prepare for the worst and have an emergency fund? Always. Still, I don’t really have any intention of ever retiring…
Oct 17, 2019
When my son started preschool, after we put him on the bus, I cried, sobbed, in a ball on the floor. There are a few reasons for this. My son is my first. Naturally the first is the hardest. He is also autistic. I was concerned about elopement—him wandering off, which is not something I worry about with my daughter…
Aug 14, 2019
I feel like I have been living on a treadmill lately, moving swiftly from one thing to the next. Working in the morning, taking care of the kids in the afternoon. Making the grocery list, doing the grocery shopping, cooking the food…
July 26, 2019
For the last two years, I have been doing quarterly goals, to help myself focus more intently on the things, well, that I would like to focus on. They are seriously magic.
July 10, 2019
This has been quite the year. Seriously. It started with my husband, Mike, not waking up. New Year’s morning I went to wake him up and he slowly and groggily wouldn’t get up. So I did the most natural thing…