Farewell snicknerdoodles

#Reverb12, Day 24: What is the single most important habit you intend to cultivate in 2013?   I drive my son to school every day and pick him up after school.  This has been our ritual ever since kindergarten. He  is now in the 6th grade and thinks he is…

Restorative

#Reverb12, Day 19: How did you nourish your beautiful body in 2012?   I love the sunshine. I love feeling the warmth on my face and my skin. I look forward to the freckles sprouting on my nose and my skin becoming darker. And yet, I missed these steps the…

heartbeats

#Reverb12, Day 16: Who inspired you in 2012, and why?   My children, who grow and explore every day, inspire me daily. My children, who see everyday as a day to play and see the world as an innocent place, are growing up to be tremendous people. My son is…

laugh and wait

#Reverb12: Day 14 What was the most important thing you learned in 2012?   In a home I like to keep in order, I learned that order can wait when my little beans want to play.  I learned that there is always time to cuddle teddy bears and baby dolls….

short and easy

#Reverb12, Day 11: What was music to your ears in 2012, literally or metaphorically?   How can there be anything more beautiful sounding than the word “Mama” coming from my sweet little baby girl?  Or hearing the door slam (yes, slam) shut and my son calling “Mama!” down the hallway?…

risk

#Reverb12, Day 10 What was the greatest risk you took in 2012? What was the outcome?    I breathed. I laughed. I mothered. I forgave. I gave a gift. I got out of bed. I went off medication. I mourned. I remembered. I stood under the Milky Way. I made…