SaneMoms.com Journal

Summer's here, and I think I have two heads

2012-05-23T23:44:49Z

There’s no question that summer is here, at least in attitudes and clothing choices. Pools aren’t open yet, but layers have been shed, windows are open, and everyone is lingering outside later and later. I’m feeling the pressure of a chaotic series of trips and complicated schedules, trying to finish up schooling and get everyone and everything organized so that we can leave on time. Some days I think my head is rolling around under the bed collecting dust bunnies, and other days I’m yelling at the boys to stop making weird noises and find something to do already!

Q of the Week: What is/was your relationship with your mom like?

2012-05-14T18:29:51Z

Fynn’s dinner plan, which didn’t actually get made in the end, he opted for soup. Can you guess what it is?*Mother’s Day is over, I hope yours was a good one? The highlight of mine was my boys making me both breakfast and dinner, which I thoroughly enjoyed. A brief nap in the sun in the backyard was also delightful!

I know the day can be fraught with many things, if you’ve lost your own mom or a child, or long for kids, or whatever your burden may be, I hope there was joy in it somewhere. In thinking about all that I got to wondering what your relationship with your own mom is, or what did it used to be? I know it’s likely to run the gamut, and changes over time, but I’m really curious. Best friends and first person you call? Brief contact? None at all?

Happy Mother's Day to you all!

2012-05-13T03:51:56Z

… and I hope it is truly a happy one, I know the day can be rough for many. May yours be exactly the way you hope, whether it’s spent alone or normally or with gifts and pampering. A day to acknowledge the mothering you do, and the mothering you’ve had. Both potent, important, and worth celebrating.

We’ve come a long way, baby. Happy Mother’s Day!

Is that really freedom I see back there?

2012-05-11T03:18:04Z

Sendak. Time. Sleep. Deadlines. Pollination. Guilt. Anime. Flowers. Laughter. Cook books. Freedom.

Community, resentment, and connecting the dots

2012-04-26T18:24:38Z

Stumbling across The BadAssMama Chronicles site yesterday got me thinking. In particular, this post about resenting changes hit home, and I started connecting the dots between some things that have been swirling around in my head lately. Community, and how it works (or not) in today’s society. Resentment and frustration (mine particularly) and what’s been causing it. More things that came to me in the shower this morning, and I hope come back before I’m done writing. I’m not the only one who thinks best in the shower, am I?

finding beauty in the fragments

2012-04-23T21:34:45Z

April’s almost over, and I’ve felt a bit like I’m floating above the surface of things most of the month. Not quite grounded, not quite flying, just a wee bit untethered. I’m guessing it has to do with the recent possibility that we might actually be moving out of the city before the year is out. Something we’ve longed for for years, but not found a way to accomplish until recently.

Of ships and trees and translucent boys

2012-04-10T01:32:53Z

The sun was warm, the company good, the wine perfectly sweet. Soaking up family … both my own, and my own. Where I come from, and what we’re creating. Heritage, progeny. Talk of family trees and ancestors, mixed with the barefoot patter of my boys as they hunted for eggs.

Nothing sweeter than a bowl full of sky

2012-03-31T01:38:49Z

Getting away. Getting a taste of different air, fresh textures under your toes, and new views out of strange windows. I need these things, need them like I need to breathe. I’m tempted to analyze and delve into why that is, but navel-gazing doesn’t suit a Friday night.

pictures from my week

2012-03-24T04:00:30Z

once again the words are stuck, pictures are all i have for now. my heart’s been heavy with thoughts of trayvon. my time occupied with helping my husband move out of his studio, and prepping to once again have guests in our frontroom. the purge of stuff continues on several fronts, so there’s a stoop sale in the near future and the boys can’t wait. weather warms, spring catapults forward at a lovely but disturbing rate, and i gather things to be thankful for as armor for my days.

Q: Do you find time to play?

2012-03-12T22:30:47Z

Quick question to start of the week, it’s been awhile since I asked one. Do you give yourself time to play? I mean relaxing and enjoyable time to do fun and maybe whimsical things, like your kids do every time they get a chance. I don’t just mean getting down on the floor to build block towers with them, but doing something playful for your own enjoyment.