It was a stifling hot day in the elementary school library. We were one of the first to arrive. I felt cool and confident…this was what was supposed to happen. You send them to kindergarten. But I wasn’t prepared for kindergarten orientation like I thought I was. They just announced that they were going from half… Continue reading The First to Leave the Nest
I’d like to think that I am not a hoarder. I enjoy getting rid of things. I find it rejuvenating. I set up quarterly appointments with Big Sisters of Rhode Island to come to my house and pick up stuff. As I was preparing my donation this week my heart ached a bit. Baby stuff. I… Continue reading I Can’t Be a Hoarder
When the kids go to bed. Ahh, when the kids go to bed. There’s this moment. This moment of just “ahhh.” Then there’s the moment after when “the list”, you know the one, the one that never ends, comes rushing to the surface. There’s the laundry, the kids’ bags for the morning, the dishes, the… Continue reading Loosen the Reins
