The recent warm temperatures have ticked me off which is hilarious because I am a walking contradiction…I hate being cold but I love the cold weather. The seasons and what they bring have done their Jedi mind tricks on me for years and this year especially I’ve been affected. My life is somewhat chaotic. Not in …
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Lose Control
I’m a recovering Control Freak. As I lay in my bed one night, eight months pregnant with my daughter lamenting about how she must be born at a certain time, my husband kindly told me that I didn’t control anything. I wanted to punch him in the face. Not because he wasn’t right, but because …
Writer’s Block
In case you hadn’t noticed I haven’t blogged in awhile. My original goal in blogging was to clear my head; get things off my chest; and maybe even help someone. But I’ve been hesitant to write because I didn’t know what to say or exactly how I was feeling. My aunt Ruby has cancer. There …
All the Little Children
At least once a week I find out somebody I know is having a baby. Either it’s their first or not. There’s nothing quite like the flutter of a tiny baby growing in your stomach. As you anxiously await your baby’s arrival, let me drop a little knowledge on the moms-to-be and maybe even some …
Better Half
Sometimes I want to tell my husband to shut up. Not because I’m mean or he’s terrible…but because quite often, he drops knowledge that I need to hear but may not want to hear. Or because he’s encouraging me to do something I need to do but don’t want to do. Or because he’s being his highly …
Life as a Three Year Old
Last Friday morning my son had an epic meltdown. There was screaming, kicking, pleading, and running. Why, you ask? Because he didn’t want to get dressed and go to school. As I listened from the bedroom all I could do was laugh. Not only because it was hilarious, but because he was thinking exactly what …
Kids These Days
It seems that for generations, the phrase ‘kids these days’ has been used by adults to describe ‘unruly’, ‘wild’, ‘disobedient’, ‘disrespectful’ youth. From those teeny boppers, to rock-n-rollers, to pants-sagging ‘thugs’, adults-myself included- are quick to question what’s wrong with ‘kids these days’. In the past few days though I’m starting to wonder exactly where the …
Why I Quit the Classroom
Almost four years ago I quit my job as a classroom teacher. I’d always said that I couldn’t understand how a teacher could leave her students in the middle of the school year. How heartless and cold a person would have to be to do that. And then I did it. I became a teacher …
What You May Not Understand
If you read my post Free Falling, you know part of my battle with depression and anxiety. It’s been more than a decade since I was first diagnosed as clinically depressed and it has been quite an interesting journey. I’ve become more candid about my struggle because I hope to remove some of the stigma. But there …
Talk to Me
I’m a talker – I know that will come as a complete and utter shock to those who know me. I’ve always been a talker. Whether it’s face-to-face, through texts, on the phone, any way I can, I love to engage with people. Some people would say I’m nosey; but really it’s all part of my …