Well, I finally found a few minutes to myself to post once again. Sad to report that I lost my mom last month. It's tough to deal with the loss of a parent, but to lose a mother is particularly devastating. Mom's ARE unconditional love (or at least mine was). I'm feeling lost. My hubby is doing his best to be supportive but men and emotion just don't mix-plus he has both parents. Completely lost it the other night when one of my children became ill and I couldn't call my mother to tell me if this was something I should worry about. This really sux!!!!! Concerned that my 8 yr old is internalizing the loss b/c he didn't express any sorrow at the funeral or when talking about it but I'm hoping he's just processing things in his own way. Don't know how much to push. Guess this is where faith comes in; church has been very supportive, particularly our priest who went thru the same a few years ago. Just want it to be all better!!!

Long time, no posts but I've been busy, busy, busy. As I write, I have a basket of laundry sitting in front of me that desperately needs folding and Christmas presents that should be wrapped. Oh well....Still trying to find the ideal balance between work, kids, husband, and ME time. Nothing unique there. Of course, the stress of the Christmas season isn't helping. Hate that this time of year that should be so joyful and full of hope is full of tension and familial discord. We're still shopping and I feel as if I haven't had time to sit back and soak it in. Maybe Mass on Christmas Eve will help. I'd love to go see the new movie "The Nativity" but don't think I'll have the time and after seeing the previews, I don't think it's something I can take the kids to.

Well, better go- the hubby is pouting b/c I'm not helping wrap the presents. Gotta go! Merry Christmas everyone!!!!!!!

Time Balancing?

Prime example: As I type this, I've got supper on the stove, clothes in the dryer, and my 2 year old and 5 year old are doing flips on my sofa while I pull up my "inbox" from work. I work part-time from home and am constantly torn between wanting to perform brain-intensive tasks and knowing I should be reviewing sight words with my daughter or pulling my 7 year-old away from his PlayStation (these things are evil; NEVER buy one). Of course, don't even add my husband into the equation because when he's home I feel like I'm having an affair with my laptop as I feel the need to sneak peaks at my email from the corner of my eye lest he discover he's not the center of my universe as he tells me about his day of QA software testing (yes, it pays the bills but my eyes roll into the back of my head every time he starts mentioning "gooeys"???)

Anybody have any suggestions, or at least some really good justifications for me to sometimes ignore my family in search of mo' money?

Louise

Hello!

Welcome to my blog. As anyone reading this can undoubtedly tell, this is my first attempt at blogging so bear with me and hopefully you'll occasionally find a nugget here you enjoy reading.

I can't say this blog will focus on a particular theme; I hope it will be as varied and unpredictable as its creator: me.

In brief, I'll be posting and commenting on the issues important to me (and I suspect many others): women's issues, children's issues,marriage,religion (Catholic), and the competition of personal vs. private life.

I would also love to hear what you think on these topics and would welcome info on links relevant to these subject areas. Looking forward to some interesting discussions!

Enjoy!

Louise