The Momma in the Middle

Howdy again, ya'll! Yes, WEEK TWO of my FALL SELF-CARE CHALLENGE is coming to you a couple weeks late. Sometimes, life goes off the rails a bit and we have to take time to address much larger goings-on. In my case, my best friend's sweet baby boy passed away unexpectedly and that was a much more important focus than blogging. It still is, honestly. If I could cut myself in two and send half of me back to PA, where I was last week, I would do so. But I had to get back to Texas to care for my own babies and get back up to speed in my work life, so here I am...blathering to you. So about this self-care stuff... Well, honestly, I barely got started. So here's to new new  beginnings, right? Because it's never too late or too early to begin again anew. So to recap... The first three changes I wanted to incorporate in my life to create better balance were: 1. Stop Watching the Clock, 2. Stop Denying My Inner Clock, and 3. Quit With Arbitrary Rules. Have you tri...

Howdy, folks! As I alluded to on my personal Facebook last week (it's time to make a change, ya'll) and on The Momma in the Middle's FB page (new series coming, ya'll), I'm embarking on the journey of life changes. Why, you ask? Because today is my 38th birthday! Or, as my kids are teasingly referring to it this year, today is the 9th anniversary of my 29th birthday. I'm not where I thought I would be in life at this age or stage. But then again, are you? In conversations with other women and moms - and, also, other adults in general, regardless of gender - I'm finding that it's pretty common to be unexpectedly on a different track or in a different place or station than expected. You've got your reasons. I've got mine. Those reasons aren't going to help us get to where we want to be, however. Making changes and making our way to where we DO want to be in life is hard work. Very, very, very hard work. Which is - confession tim...