motherhood

Mounting

Mounting dishes Mounting laundry Mounting work Mounting pressure Mounting fears Mounting guilt Never so many wishes In such a quandry Never felt like such a jerk Need to have a refresher of how from these tears confidence was built. It doesn’t matter how much I feel I’ve conquered and won, in this battle that’s motherhood, [...]

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Skin Deep

Everyday when I wake up, I forget that I was once a woman that cared about my appearance.  It’s a funny thing that motherhood does to a woman.  I’ve met people with spit up in my hair, that had knots in it, and probably reeked of who knows what too. I remember the days when [...]

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Sleep Deprivation and Depression/PPD

After reading an article from Science Daily, on bedtimes and teen depression, it spurred me to think about sleep deprivation in new mothers.  First, if you haven’t read the article yet, it basically says that there is a correlation between lack of sleep in teenagers and depression, to include thought of suicide. That being said, [...]

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Consistency….and Happy Columbus Day!

Well, it’s another Columbus day, and also happens to be the Canadian Thanksgiving for Canadians. Happy Thanksgiving, y’all!  It’s a nice day today, there really isn’t very much sun, or very much going on today, but it’s just great to breath the air of another day.  I can’t wait for the US Thanksgiving holiday…turkey, stuffing, [...]

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