Tag: IB/RB
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2021 was a rockier ride than hoped for, right up to the very end… But there were still some good times. Although I am trying not to pin too many hopes on 2022, I do welcome the turning of the calendar to a fresh page.
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A few nights ago, I was checking in with a friend about his small business — which had to survive Hurricane Harvey not so long ago — and he used the phrase, “in times like these.” I laughed. As if we have ever lived through a time like this. A pandemic. A global pandemic. How…
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Hi. I’m still here. Well, not here here. There is no time for here. No time or space for much of anything besides the kids, really. But I’m finally getting some decent sleep again, so that’s nice. I keep thinking about how sleep deprivation/interruption is literally used as a torture technique, but mothers (esp of…
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This little dude arrived last week, more or less on time, which felt quite late to this summer-hating mama. We’re all doing well — better than I expected, to be honest — as we navigate through and to our new normal. These first couple months are my least favorite phase of motherhood. My body aches…
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It has been months since I read this book, but I can still vividly recall so much of it. Beautifully written without being overwrought, the story is full of insights about family, love, immigration, aging, and more. My copy is littered with Post-It flags marking favorite passages. This book also happens to be written by…