day 582 | may 31, 2012 | distracting my little distractions

it's the school holidays again, and like any parent with little ones, boredom is my biggest foe. i'm in no risk of getting bored with the mountain of work i've got, but roo and red are almost always looking for something to amuse them.

day 577 | may 12, 2012 | unusual sort of openness

i don't have aspirations to be the perfect mom, but i'd have to say celebrations like "mothers' day" puts the pressure to be a lot better. i want a life less ordinary for them, and to give them that option, my policy has always been that of brutal honesty (no matter how uncomfortable it makes me) and openness (even to admit that i don't know or that i'm not sure). i don't want them to see me as perfect, because soon they will see clearly that i am far from it. instead, i want them to see me as trying, and learning, and constantly there for them to learn from.