Monthly Archive: February 2009

Things have felt a little whirly the past 2 days, even though most of yesterday was spent gazing around at the quiet clean stillness of my lovely house; enjoying the last hours before my family descended upon me…which I welcomed with open arms. I had been invited to a birthday party yesterday evening, and had accepted the invitation because when Anders & I first discussed their ETA, he figured it would be pretty late: around 10:30 or 11 p.m. before they made it home, as they were driving all day and would probably eat on the road. But I called...

Many people who have families and husbands and live by a certain routine and level of activity might be completely at a loss if faced with a sudden abundance of alone time. How can you function when the people that you care for and adjust your life around are out of the picture for a time? I know most mothers crave some downtime; time to themselves to rebuild their stores of energy or just some peace and quiet for a few short hours. But I know an equal amount of them who claim not to know what to do with...