Last night was one of those humbling moments when you realize how unimportant your priorities were before becoming a parent. So we’re driving home from a hectic, long day at the mall where Noah missed his second nap and desperately needed to catch his third. We figured that the 30 minute car ride would knock…
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Trapped
“In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.”Eleanor Roosevelt Have you ever been heartbroken? Normally triggered by an intense loss, it overtakes your body, your mind, like a parasite. It lays like dead weight…
27
I’m putting this out into the universe solely for documented proof. I, Michelle Horton, have an eerie connection to the number 27. I am the personified number 27. What this means, I’m not so sure. But let’s explore. There must be times when you see that life is riddled with funny coincidences, and maybe you…
It’s hard. And then it’s not.
This applies to so much about motherhood: Diaper changes. Bath time. Solid food feedings. At first it seems like such a production — Exhausting, sometimes overwhelming. Like, I have to do this every day? Every night? It’s hard. And then…it’s not. The same thing goes for breastfeeding. So why didn’t anyone tell me that? I…
