Archive forFebruary, 2012

Feb

29

Confessions of a Leap Year Baby

February 29, 2012 | 3 Comments

Today I celebrate the big 1-0! I’ve been alive 40 years, and unlike those with regular birthdays, I’ve seen the date of my birth, Feb. 29, only 10 times in my lifetime. Yes, loyal readers, I AM A LEAP YEAR BABY! Four years ago I turned 9 with my twins, and today I turned 10, [...]

Feb

28

Tragedy and loss in Ohio

February 28, 2012 | 2 Comments

48 hours ago the name T.J. Lane meant nothing to most of us. Now, nearly 16 hours after he walked in to the Chardon High School cafeteria in Chardon, Ohio and opened fire on four of his classmates, his name will be timestamped in our minds forever. Since  the 1999 shootings in Columbine, Colorado, one of [...]

Feb

24

Truth #1 revisited: Are you there God? It’s me Kelly.

February 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment

“Every day do something that will inch you closer to a better tomorrow.” – Doug Firebaugh Religion. It’s a touchy subject. As I mentioned before, I try to stay away from these kind of posts, but ironically the subject has ingrained itself into the conversations of our everyday lives lately. From my own spiritual journey [...]

Feb

16

10 ‘not-so-secret-anymore’ truths about me

February 16, 2012 | 3 Comments

* The photo to the left and quote were borrowed from www.whats-your-sign.com. The fir tree is a celtic symbol for honesty, progress, longevity, resilience, friendship, and perceptiveness. You’ll understand why I chose to include this in my post after reading my “10 not-so-secret-anymore truths.” 1. I struggle with the concept of religion. Not the whole [...]

Feb

14

Sleeping through life

February 14, 2012 | 1 Comment

You know that sensation you experience when you are cruising along in your car, perhaps singing along to the newest Taylor Swift ballad, (hey, they’re catchy) or thinking about a conversation you just had that morning with your spouse, or going through the list of a million things that you are hoping to accomplish on [...]

Feb

13

Tipping the scales towards crazy

February 13, 2012 | 2 Comments

I think one prerequisite of parenthood, or maybe it is just a highly developed coping mechanism, is the ability to stay sane despite the many opportunities provided throughout your child‘s lifetime to totally lose your mind. There are those early years where lack of sleeps, toxic diaper changes, midnight feedings, and the incessant cries for [...]

Feb

7

Pondering the bigger questions in life …

February 7, 2012 | 5 Comments

Call it a midlife crisis. Call it “searching for 40s wisdom.” Call it simply one person’s innate curiosity. Whatever way I choose to phrase it, I have a lot of questions and not  many answers at the moment. And for the last week these lingering unknowns have seemed to suck the energy and motivation right [...]