A Mommy and A Wife Trying to be Myself

I know I have had this discussion with my friends a number of times. This subject is really close to my heart. My 9-year-old daughter, S1, is one of the sweetest and most considerate children that I know. She is also smart and very creative. But, she is  always  one of the quietest kids in her class - shy around her teachers and peers. Don't get me wrong, she gets along with everyone, and has a few good friends that she loves to hang out with (she tends to pick and stick with the same set of friends). But she is not one of those kids that everyone knows, nor is she one of those kids that will know everyone. She flies under the radar most of the time. Add to this the fact that she is a perfectionist.  This means that she will never voluntarily step into the limelight. And I am not talking about her being the lead character in a play, or being the star of a show. I am just talking about day to day instances where she will not voluntarily step forward to do something th...

I finally pulled the trigger and created my own blog spot. I have been toying with the idea of a blog/page for years, a place where I could share random thoughts and musings, where I could share longer posts than I do with friends and family on FB (gasp! longer posts- is that even possible?!). So, what held me back, you ask? A number of reasons like... - will anyone want to read about what I think? - will I have enough topics to write about consistently? - given my borderline-ADD tendencies, will I keep up with something that needs regular attention? - when there are probably hundreds of thousands of blogs available to read, will I have anything new to add that will catch someone's interest? Since I am the queen of over-analyzing any and everything (my dear husband can attest to that), I did some serious "analyzing" and figured that it wouldn't hurt to give it a try. I may get 0 views, or 10, but, it will give me a place to express myself. My posts may be a...