The pressure starts building in early December. No matter how firm my resolve to keep the holidays low-key, stay relaxed and enjoy the sugar-high, I quickly find myself wound like a top, wishing I could trade all the trappings of Christmas–the tree, the lights, the parties, the cookies–in for a ticket to Barbados. I imagine [...]
Entries Tagged as 'holiday'
The Season of Unmet Expectations
December 27th, 2010 1 Comment
Tags: Christmas · expectations · holiday · Parenting
Pink Flowers for Mommy
February 16th, 2010 1 Comment
My daughter is obsessed with holidays. She still plays “Christmas Eve” with her sister, wrapping up dolls and toys in scarves and placing them under a “tree” made of chairs. Just when I’m grooving in my New Year’s rhythm, the stress of December firmly regulated to the past, I hear a delighted scream: “Look, Santa’s [...]
Tags: holiday · mothering guilt · pink carnations · princesses · romance · Valentine's Day
Feeding Sugar Kitty
January 2nd, 2010 No Comments
I was on the radio last week! Lots of fun and lots of hard work. The recording session took nearly 2 hours of intense coaching, articulation, and repeating sentences to get the tone and emphasis just right. To listen to my commentary on VPR, click here and go to LISTEN. This 3 minute, 14 second [...]
Tags: commentary · holiday · radio · sugar kitty · vpr