Tag: marriage

• Waking Up

  

  Trust me – there are benefits to midlife. First of all it’s an awakening, not a crisis. Granted, much to the dismay of others, we sometimes awaken to the fact that we need a corvette ASAP. We awaken to the reality that we have put all of our hopes and dreams on hold. Maybe much worse, we…

  Melissa

  April 3, 2019

  Heels, Uncategorized

  awakening, awareness, blogging, career, children, divorce, family, friends, friendship, inspiration, marriage, middel age, midlife, midlife crisis, motherhood, parenthood, parenting, raising children, relationships, self aware, self care, self esteem, selfish, single dad, single mom, single parenting

• Balanced Not Frazzled

  Balance is one of my favorite words but I don’t know why. The word actually torments me. It’s quite the charade, really. I wear this necklace which says “Balance.” I hope as I wear it, the word somehow absorbs into my body and magically transforms my life. Instead, as soon as my feet hit the…

  Melissa

  February 7, 2019

  Uncategorized

  balance, career, change, children, exhaustion, frazzled, inspiration, marriage, meditate, motherhood, new beginnings, parenthood, parenting, power, raising children, school, self care, single mom, status, stress

• Time

  

  At a crossroads again. I’ve decided this is what life is all about….decision making. It’s constant. I prefer deciding on what is for breakfast, rather than choosing major life decisions, especially when those decisions will effect  the children. I remember a handful of years when life was steady and secure, no major decisions to be…

  Melissa

  November 6, 2017

  Aprons

  changes, children, divorce, eduaction, home eduaction, homeschool, love, marriage, midlife, motherhood, parenthood, raising children, school, time