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Push Kick

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Wow, I just came across Holly McNish  and her collection of spoken word and poetry written during pregnancy, through labor and motherhood.  It's pretty cool! Go to the link below and listen for free(!) or make a generous donation to Camfed .  Push Kick - A journey through the beauty, brilliance and bollocks of having a baby . Thanks to Cate at Project Subrosa for this link!

The Journey

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I love Mary Oliver.  I love that her writings, her poetry somehow touches me very deeply.  It could be my intense emotions these days, but I've always liked her work.  And, if you want to buy me any nice gifts, I'd love some of her books! The Journey One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice-- though the whole house began to tremble and you felt the old tug at your ankles. "Mend my life!" each voice cried. But you didn't stop. You knew what you had to do, though the wind pried with its stiff fingers at the very foundations, though their melancholy was terrible. It was already late enough, and a wild night, and the road full of fallen branches and stones. But little by little, as you left their voices behind, the stars began to burn through the sheets of clouds, and there was a new voice which you slowly recognized as your own, that kept you company as you s

My Eyes So Soft..by Hafiz

My Eyes So Soft Don't surrender your loneliness so quickly let it cut more deep. Let it ferment and season you as few human or even divine ingredients can Something missing in my heart tonight has made my eyes so soft my voice so tender my need of god absolutely clear. --Hafiz

Guess what?

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I've been waiting for the right time to share this with everyone.  A few months ago Mr. C and I discovered we are going to  have a baby!  Phew, what a whirlwind of emotions these past 4 months have been.  If you noticed me turning down a perfectly delicious glass of wine, or eating just about every two hours, or saw me go to the bathroom like a million times in a day...or realized that I didn't drink at all at my Bachelorette party or wedding, then this should explain everything. So many life changes at once, and I'm feeling incredibly blessed and shocked and thankful and lucky.  I'm what doctors call "advanced maternal age" and was pretty freaked out for years that I couldn't have kids anymore.  I went through a rough spot about 2 years ago ( just before meeting Mr. C ) where I realized that my life was out of my control, and wondered about the choices I've made and if I'd only done things differently my life would be where I wanted it to be. 

One month ago...

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One month ago today Mr. C and I tied the knot!  So exciting that I call him my husband and he, my wife.  It's been a fun month and we still say we're on our honeymoon.  I get this feeling of bliss and giddyness when I'm around him, makes me feel like a schoolgirl sometimes. This is how a conversation went when I told a co-worker that today is our month anniversary: Me:  Today Mr. C and I have been married one month! Her:  Really?  That's sweet.  I've been married for 28 years. Me:  Awww...do you still love seeing him every day and being together? Her:  Sometimes. Then, the whole room of older, married ladies burst into laughter.  It was like an inside joke that I'm not in on, yet.  I hope that in 28 years he'll still smile when I walk into the room, or I'll still race home just to feel his arms hug me and welcome me home.