Next year might not be the same, with the same people, and never in the same way.
Category: Musings
Life lately
Updates on school, work, and a new chapter in motherhood. Our little family has found a new rhythm these days.
Just Listen
We connect through listening. When we interrupt what someone is saying to let them know that we understand, we move the focus of attention to ourselves. When we listen, they know we care.
The parable of the Jamaican Fisherman
A story that I’ve returned to many times in my life to remember what’s important.
This is so much harder than I thought
I think all of us must come to terms with our own unique parenting journey and learn to let go of what we thought it’d be.
August thoughts
Another summer is coming to an end. I’ve never been good at saying goodbye to summer, but I’m learning how to let go gracefully. Every season has its turn, and each have their own special qualities and experiences that accompany it.
Favourite quotes from ‘101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think’
The liberating thought that I am always one choice away from changing my entire life.
Presence in The Ordinary
These are the days when I “wake up” feeling jet-lagged, like I’m on a perpetual flight, without ever arriving anywhere. The days when I’ve gone beyond my limit again. And again.
Being a parent in 2024
It’s clear to me that my children are going to encounter a very different experience as a human on this planet. I can’t even imagine the life of my children’s children. Will we even be able to sustain ourselves as a species for that long?
I moved back
We got through the major obstacle of selling everything we own and then immediately boarding a 14.5 hour flight with our two little girls. Now we’re at the part where we try to make a life for ourselves.