Someone said these words to me today, and I really needed to hear them. I’m thinking that maybe some of the rest of you do too. No matter what happened today, you are a good mom*. If you cried, I’m sure it’s because you care so damn much. If you got frustrated and yelled, I…
Mombie strikes again…
My husband wasn’t home until bedtime last night. He won’t be home until bedtime tonight. My kids are not getting anything close to my a-game. Part of me feels guilty. The rest of me feels tired. I used to be able to work until the time my kids (usually) go to bed and not feel…
Getting ready for lent…
Being Catholic, lent is often the kick in the pants I need to do things I should have been doing all along. For some reason, tying things I should be doing to a penitential season and my faith gives me just that little extra motivation to actually follow through. This year, I want to make commitments…
I’m really not this laid back, I promise…
On Thursdays, I try to take my kids to the school they will attend for music and story time. I don’t always make it there (sometimes I have therapy, sometimes life just gets in the way) but it’s something I like doing because I want my kids to be as excited as I am for…
Getting rid of mom guilt…
So, one of my “homework” assignments at my last CBT session was to spend some time away from my family doing something for myself. It’s not that being away from my family causes me anxiety–my husband is a fully capable, loving, wonderful parent. I know my kids are fine with him. Being away from them…
Not a Pinterest family…
So tonight, we had friends of ours over and it’s the most relaxed I’ve been in a social gathering in quite awhile… I think it was because we had kids with us… and we were completely realistic about how messy that could make the gathering. The two-year-olds melted down a few times, all of the…
A good day…
I don’t have much to write about today, but I had a good day. Intrusive thoughts were few, I was able to relax a bit, and I’m looking forward to a fun-packed day tomorrow. Happy Friday, Friends.
Alone(ish) with intrusive thoughts…
I say alone(ish) because I’m home with my kids, so I’m not technically alone, but I’m the only adult here and of course, intrusive thoughts like to prey on me when I’m weakened. My husband is working late tonight. He works late a lot of nights. Tonight, the intrusive thought is that someone is going…
To the person waiting for my parking spot…
Dear person in the parking lot today, Believe me, I saw you as I walked out of the gym. I know you saw me, because you started doing the creep along behind me as I walked to my space. Did you happen to see the diaper bag slung over one shoulder and the gym bag…
Groundhog Day
Today is Groundhog Day, and of course I started reflecting on the Bill Murray movie. What would it be like to relive the same day over and over again? …and the more I thought about it the more I realized I kind of already do. Life with two under two-and-a-half is nothing if not repetitive….
Mommy Has OCD 