No Words

I’ve been reading things like this article , and this one today, and as a result, I feel really depressed about the state of the world.
I could probably write a lot about what I’m thinking, but I won’t do it tonight.

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Gray Day

I’m feeling pretty sorry for myself today. It’s been one of those days when everything piles on and I don’t have the strength to put on a happy face. 
The word “Mama” being uttered every five minutes jars on my nerves. I am homesick, and loneliness feels like a load on my shoulders that I can’t shake off. I [...]

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All The Pleasures Prove

My summer in America has begun, and as I mulled words and tried out sentences while writing this post, it became clear to me that every pleasure I have enjoyed since I landed a little more than two weeks ago, from taking a walk in the soft morning sunshine, to the quiet comfort of my parents’ [...]

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Around the World in 80 Clicks

My friend Charlotte, who was my first blogging friend, has tagged me for a meme  for mothers who live in far away lands. I can answer the call perfectly, because I am a mother, and I am definitely in a far away land.
Five Things I Enjoy About Motherhood

On a hard day it’s difficult to think of [...]

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The Last Ten Pounds

I weighed myself last week for the first time since my son was born last July. I have lost most of my pregnancy weight, I fit into almost all of my clothes, even some that were too tight before I got pregnant, but those troublesome ten or fifteen pounds at the end seem to be [...]

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The right dose

My hands are full caring for two children these days. My baby boy is now six months old, and he is a placid, friendly child, with a ready smile and an easy temper. He is soft, like a pillow, with a tasty double chin and the promise of a dimple on his right cheek. He [...]

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