A Mindful Life

To my readers who have baby-proofed their home, and in particular have installed cabinet latches — the type that you press down on as you open the door so it doesn’t catch: How long until I stop forgetting they’re there and attempting to open the door only to have the latch catch and practically rip [...]

Claire’s bedtime ritual includes saying goodnight to the Mirror Baby in her room. (Her closet is a sliding glass mirror.) Then she says goodnight to the Mama Moon drawing I made just before her birth (actually, it’s a small framed photo of the work). Tonight, she waved at Mirror Baby as she said goodnight. She’s [...]

From Claire’s birth people have asked me, “Whom do you think Claire looks like?” I have always replied, “Why, she looks like herself!” But really, it’s human nature to want to see family resemblances. I dug up some old photos for reflection. First, here is a photo of me when I was 18 months old. [...]

The next week will be rather light with posts. Claire’s grandmother and great-grandmother arrive this afternoon (Husband’s mom and grandma). Happy Wednesday!

The reason lightning doesn’t strike twice in the same place is that the same place isn’t there the second time. –Willie Tyler

So many times I fail. I fail to get my child to nap properly. I fail to keep the house decently clean. I fail to cook. I fail to keep clean clothes ready for myself. I fail to get enough sleep. Tell me, what is success?

In honor of Beverly Cleary’s birthday, tomorrow April 12th, is Drop Everything And Read Day. Give yourself permission to do nothing else if you so desire!

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval. –George Santayana

Flickr is offering Pro users the option to upload short videos. I tried it, and it worked! For people who friends and family contacts of mine on Flickr, you can go to my photo stream and view the video. In order to see the video you need to log in to your Flickr account first. [...]

It occurs to me that I don’t always exhibit kindness. In fact, I can be a defensive, judgmental, argumentative, entitled, and angry person. I had an encounter just now that showed me this. It’s not how I want to be. Let me put it this way: I’m not very graceful when things go wrong and [...]