by Dawn | Jun 3, 2014 | parenting, self-improvement, spirituality, Zen
“Mommy, can you massage my back?” I do. “Can you massage my feet?” I do. It’s right before bed. I’m trying to get my little boy to stop jumping like a pogo stick. The sheets have long come off and I’m not putting them back on....
by Dawn | May 29, 2014 | family, food, parenting
The school nurse called. I didn’t pack Declan the right lunch. Declan doesn’t eat, but worse than that there seems to be some suspicion as to whether I feed him. It appears the boy “outgrew sandwiches.” We’ve been making jelly sandwiches...
by Dawn | May 28, 2014 | Teaching, Zen
The sound of the fishtank makes me have to go to the bathroom. Other than that, the classroom is silent. I shift in my seat because I feel like something’s wrong. No. It really is quiet. Classrooms are never quiet. I pause. I look around. I take a sip of my...
by Dawn | May 22, 2014 | parenting
“For my birthday I want…” He’s been planning it since the last Christmas present’s been unwrapped. I don’t want to plan a birthday party. I’m already the worst mom in the world. We have a wedding to go to on D-Day, his actual...
by Dawn | May 20, 2014 | food, gardening
I’m growing my own food again this year. Last year, I didn’t get it quite right. The bugs had dinner before I could. I read every book on organic farming, yet still, they ate my veggies, impervious to my reading. There were grubs, slugs, and beetles, and...
