It is a typical gray November day. The air is bitter and heavy with woodsmoke, the ground having just melted away the last of the heavy frost, and sweaters are now the normal every day wardrobe. In the past few weeks, I have found myself with holiday burnout before the holidays have even truly begun.…
End of summer and beginning of autumn life update can be read here. As so much of this year has been filled with uncertainty and unknowing, with the shadow of worry close at hand, that feeling unsurprisingly poured into our holiday seasons but no holiday greater than Halloween. How would we celebrate Halloween? What would…
I never suspected I would be still at home when my son turned one year old. I always assumed I would hop right back into work, while a smaller, quieter part of me thought, "But wouldn't it be nice if you were able to remain at home?" That little voice got its way. A year…
A study by a UK-based company of first-time moms came up with a slew of details of new moms feeling overwhelmed, suffering from sleep deprivation, struggling to figure out how to handle the day-to-day tasks while also caring for a baby, and over half felt they missed their pre-baby social life. Generally, a good number…
As a child, when money was tight, we had a five foot tall fake Christmas tree. It came in a box that was dented and ripped at the top, and the tree had the scent of old cat pee on it. We would have to take out each branch and the metal pole that made…
Erica Rose Eberhart 