Today, as I was sitting on the toilet of all places, my husband looked at me and said, “You are a good wife and mother.” Huh. Come again? I felt like a queen on my throne. Today was a good day.
Catastrophizing: When You Imagine the Worst
Yesterday we went to breakfast with my mother-in-law and brother-in-law. We sat at a booth that happened to be next to a poster of the Chinese zodiac. To pass the time we looked up everyone’s signs and were amazed at their accuracy. My MIL was described as a chatterbox (true) who can be a loner, […]
Change
I’ve always resisted change. Of course, I’ve tried to frame it in a positive light, arguing that I was steadfast and determined as opposed to stubborn and set in my ways. The thing is you can’t fight change; it will happen whether you like it or not. For example: On October 5, 2007, after 7 […]
Saturday in My City by the Bay
‘Ohana/Familia/Family
My mother-in-law and brother-in-law are visiting from Hawaii. Whenever I tell people that my husband, who has a Hawaiian name, was born and raised in Hawaii, they say, “He’s Hawaiian.” He is not Hawaiian, which refers to the indigenous Polynesian people of the Hawaiian Islands, but he is from Hawaii. I tell you this not […]