Each time I return from a workshop, conference or similar I bottom out. I am high from the ideas crashing through my head and giddy at the possibilities of what I can and will do however, reality rudely comes in and BOOM! I am feeling grumpy, whiny and ready to chuck it all for that age old question: Would you like fries…
Words and thoughts from Rachée
or yes, I suck. I am the Queen of Procrastination, unflinching ruler of never finishing and all around terrible at completing things. I was messing about (and, like, NOT finishing the hat I had started) and saw this post from Things Bright about Finally Finished. This post encourages those like me to pull out all of those UFOs and get them…
That tween of mine is growing up! or Help! Seriously, I need some help because it seems as though my kid has lost her mind! Not doing homework, ‘forgetting’ about assignments, LYING about completed homework. What the holey hockey mom? I didn’t start screwing around in school until the end of 7th grade but I suppose with kids developing faster these…
As suggested by my kid On the list of things Rachee would never do (because I didn’t think me as being capable of, having the opportunity to or cause it just ain’t happening) I’d say dating outside my race would have had to be at the top. It’s not that I have something against other races, cultures etc, it’s…
Please to note there may be spoilers. You have been warned. Last year NPR aired a story about the abuse allegations plaguing the Hasidic Jewish community in Brooklyn. In awe and (a bit judgemental) disgust I listened to the magnitude of denials, the accusations and the way the community and families were being torn apart as they fought to try to simultaneously keep their…