Miss SugarCookie

Tag: parenting

  • 2020-10-04 On Days Like Today

    2020-10-04 On Days Like Today

    On days like today I’m reminded how my son never wants to go outside. He resists it each and every time that I’ve suggested it, reliable as day turning to night as the sun slides down the sky. It always frustrates me because the outdoors has so much to offer. I ask myself as much…

  • 2020-09-21 What’s the Truth Behind All the Drama

    2020-09-21 What’s the Truth Behind All the Drama

    Last night I had a dream I could not shake. I mean.. I dreamt the dream and woke up multiple times and then fell back to sleep into the same scenario twice. I’ve got a big assignment due for school. Something that’s going to take months of work and I’ve shown up to the scene…

  • 2020-08-13 Moving Day and Memories

    2020-08-13 Moving Day and Memories

    Earlier this week I took my daughter to the gynecologist for her first visit. For me, it was one responsibility in a long list of parenting checklist items. Each thing crossed off the list gets her closer to independence and being more prepared to try and navigate adulthood. Strange to be walking into the same…

  • 2020-07-30 Thursday Status Update

    2020-07-30 Thursday Status Update

    According to my FitBit I’m supposed to be getting my period today. I mean, it’s not 8am, but it hasn’t happened yet. I put myself in a holding pattern waiting for that sweet release, which is typically followed by a leveling of my emotions— the amplitude of the wave hovers closer to the resting point.…

  • 2020-07-28 ‘A’ for Effort: The Grad Party Edition

    2020-07-28 ‘A’ for Effort: The Grad Party Edition

    And just like that half a week goes by. When they say “if you blink, you’ll miss it,” they weren’t kidding. There’s a lot of things I could gravitate toward writing about with this 30 minute set, but probably the most relevant is closing the loop with regard to my last post. That was 5…

  • 2020-06-23 Reframing Negatives Into Positives

    2020-06-23 Reframing Negatives Into Positives

    I’m gonna go with another 30 minute set today. I’ve not got much new anyhow. How about a re-frame session? Yesterday I had a great conversation with my friend, T, and one of the new thoughts that came out of it was the approach of taking a negative thought and reframing it into a positive.…

  • 2020-06-27 Take Back the City Tour: Day 🤷‍♀️ Health Check

    2020-06-27 Take Back the City Tour: Day 🤷‍♀️ Health Check

    Somewhere along the way I’ve gotten messed up on what day it is. That happens when you miss accounting some days and double up on others. What I have been keeping track of on my handy-dandy paper calendar is the following: What my Lorazepam dose is What week it is in my plan to come…

  • 2020-06-26 Take Back the City Tour: Day 12.944 – Enjoying the Moment

    2020-06-26 Take Back the City Tour: Day 12.944 – Enjoying the Moment

    Today is almost over. The more time my daughter and I spend alone together, the more we come to understand each other better. I mean, we live together but sometimes, we are too busy just getting through each day that we don’t even really talk and that’s a shame. Tonight she told me she was…