by dmackinnon | Jan 30, 2013 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
My husband snores sometimes. Back in the day, when we were newly married, this drove me crazy. I thought we were going to end up in separate bedrooms—not something I aspired to that first year (or now, for that matter.) I would lie in bed in the middle of the night,...
by dmackinnon | Oct 10, 2012 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
My husband just started a new job, one he’s really excited about. And what do I find myself thinking about? Basically, how this affects me. More specifically, I’ve been thinking thoughts like: He’s never home anymore. I don’t have any time to work on my stuff. I have...
by dmackinnon | Oct 3, 2012 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
Have you ever had an amazing experience—and only realized it after it was all over? I recently took my son out to dinner. He’s only 2 so this is not something we do often. He wanted to sit outside (yes!) so we sat on a beautiful deck overlooking the ocean and the...
by dmackinnon | Aug 8, 2012 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
Last Saturday I took my 2 ½ year old son to the beach. I tried to pare down my load as much as possible because it was a long walk from the car to the beach. I only had: My beach chair My son’s beach chair A cooler with lunch and snacks in it Beach toys (bucket,...
by dmackinnon | Jan 30, 2012 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
Who would you rather ask a favor from? Say you need a babysitter or even, God forbid, to borrow $100? Here are your choices: Friend A, who will interrogate you about why you need a babysitter or what you want the money for. You know she will do this as she always...
