Epic Craft Fail: How To NOT Make Sea Glass
My resolution this year was to quit saying; “Someday.” Someday in my head (and maybe yours) is really code for never. This year I wanted to break out of my shell and try exciting new things, which is code for finally being myself. Here’s how my sea change went. My dream was to make sea […]
New Year’s Resolution
The temperature is -12 outside and my normally can’t-wait-to-go-outside dogs are just plain uninterested in going out; they are content to stay all snuggled and warm inside. The birds, however, are alive with chatter and activity this morning… especially at the big evergreen, where yesterday I hung a dozen peanut butter rolls. The feeder, too, […]
A Co-dependent’s Chocolate Covered Recipe For Love
My son and I aren’t speaking the same love language. I showed him love in the way I wanted to be loved instead of in the way he wanted to be loved.
Nada Colada For Me, I Feel Guilty
I am a grown woman. I’m a wife and a mother. I make my own car payments. I have a job. So why do I feel guilty if I drink alcohol?
Co-Dependent’s Son Makes Mug Cupcake
A year ago, I was a full-time “smother.” I thought being hopelessly devoted to the world’s most beautiful boy was my highest calling. I was wrong. Doing too much for him kept him from being independent. This week, he learned how to make his very own mug cupcake.
Co-Dependent’s Recipe For Lemonade
This week, someone asked for my opinion. I declined. This is less than newsworthy for healthy people, but for a recovering controlling co-dependent, it’s a remarkable sign of my progress.