Author Archives: roxannima
Wordless Wednesday: Galactic growing
Potty training conundrums
So my 3 1/2-year-old is potty trained. It took him a while to finally decide to get on the pot, but just like every experienced parent I talked to said, “One day it will just click” – well, one day … Continue reading
Posted in On motherhood
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A blog swap, or how I procrastinate at EVERYTHING
I used to think that procrastinating went hand-in-hand with putting off things you hate to do. In college, for instance, you were pretty much guaranteed to find me pounding away at the keyboard into the wee hours of the morning … Continue reading
This time, I run.
36 minutes. That’s 4 taps on the snooze button, and at least twice as many times rolling from one side to the other. That’s multiple groans and covering back up and convincing myself that I’m actually not worth the effort … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday: Food with eyes
He wants to stay at his daddy’s
My words were caught in my throat, and my voice was nowhere to be found. I opened my mouth to respond, and nothing came out. I dared not force it, lest the tightness I could feel in my jaw move … Continue reading
Posted in On divorce, On motherhood
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It’s all in my head
Yesterday marked two weeks since my last migraine. The week before that, I’d gone to the doctor’s to find out if she could suggest some ideas for a little reprieve from pain. I was getting a migraine about every other … Continue reading
