A 2012 Try
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Just me on Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Are you a perfectionist?
I am, of the frustrated sort, and it makes the start of a new year difficult. On the one hand, I’m tempted to make exhaustive lists of ways to improve myself this year. On the other hand, I dread the guilt I’d inevitably feel as the resolutions fell, one by one.
In recent years I’ve sidestepped this problem by avoiding particular resolutions in favor of more general ones.... READ MORE
Happy Mothers
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Family on Monday, September 12, 2011
“Motherhood is not my highest calling,” says blogger Elizabeth Esther.
That provocative headline got my attention, and so did the premise that misplaced idealism regarding motherhood is ruining it for everybody:
This incredible weight of expectation places an almost impossible burden on mothers and non-mothers alike.
When we artificially inflate the importance of motherhood, then average, everyday,... READ MORE
Better Than The Way You Don't
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Homemaking on Monday, May 10, 2010
Brava! Bravissima!
That’s all I have to say about Simcha Fisher’s column at Inside Catholic today.
It’s sort of about St. Damien of Molokai, whose feast is today.
It’s really about the “grit” of holiness. Simcha writes:
John Paul II did a wonderful thing for us by canonizing so many modern men and women: he gave us a chance to see what real holiness looks like, without the prettifying myths that... READ MORE
Not as Perfect as Mine, Mom
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Friday, December 11, 2009
My little girl is slightly… well, can you call a three-year-old Type A? Because if so, she is.
For example: if I hand her a piece of candy in a wrapper, she’ll open it and go throw away the wrapper BEFORE she starts eating the candy. I promise I haven’t trained her to do this. In fact, she definitely didn’t inherit the Type-A-ness from me. You’d only have to see the inside of my closet to be sure... READ MORE
Morning Sickness and Letting Go of Perfectionism
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Thursday, September 17, 2009
On this week’s podcast (click here to listen or click on the player above), Rachel, Elizabeth and I kick things off with a voice feedback call from our good friend Barb in Nebraska, who shares the resource FlyLady.net as a great tool to help with decluttering.
Rachel’s recent happy announcement about Baby Balducci #6 springboards a conversation on morning sickness. Do you struggle with this in your... READ MORE
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