This is an advertisement for SheSpeaks/St. Martins Press Two nights ago on my FB Live show we discussed self care. Often self care is portrayed as "spa days" and luxurious bubble baths with cucumber slices over your eyes. Dunno about you, but that's not my reality. My self care requires hiding from children and sneaking in activities I love.... and a whole lot of silence. One way I engage in self care is by reading. It's definitely me time and depending on what I'm reading can also be a ...
Enough Video Games – Read a Book, Please!
I'm really glad that Pokemon Go is getting everyone out the house and roaming around their neighborhood. There's actually a pokemon gym behind a dumpster at our favorite local playground. (weird spot but whatevs) It's gotten more people to go to the playground! My cousin got my son into it, and now he's asking me to get the game on my phone so he can find pokemon in the back yard. He gets mad all over again each time I tell him no. I love that the game is having folks be more active though. ...
Teaching Kids (and Adults) Through #SciFi – #battlefieldearth #lronhubbard
So Rohan is 4 years old. A couple months ago actually about a month before he turned four, he came over to me from where he's playing and asks "Mommy, can I see the Kiber Belt please?" I said "huh?" He said "The Kiber belt, I want to see a picture. Can you show me?" So being the good mommy I am (::look::) I go on google and enter Kiber Belt. Rohan's face is bright and beaming, excited to see what's to pop up on my laptop screen. Google catches an attitude and is all: Did you mean Khyber ...
Join the 52 Book Challenge! #52booksin2016
So I'm on my way to the mall when I just kinda felt "over it" and didn't want to drive there, deal with parking, or people, or noise. I looked at my co-pilot Kai in the back seat and asked her if we should go home. She said "read book mommy?" which I translated to "Hey mom, screw the mall, you can return that crap anytime. Let's go to the library instead." She's a wise young sage. I ODed at the library and hauled home a big ol' sack of books....not including the ones for the kids... and ...
Good Reads #Nablopomo
Happy Friday, friends! I didn't like today's Nablopomo prompt. If you're interested it was talking about your fears as a child. Mine were: duppies and electricity. Nothing's changed. (Yes...electricity. I have a serious fear of being shocked or zapped in any way.) But new fears were added as an adult, like fear of failure and something awful happening to my kids. I just didn't feel like doing a full on post about this. What I would rather tell you about is some good stuff I've discovered ...