Category: Being Mom
Watching between Fingers
| May 19, 2023 | Posted by Melinda under Being Mom, Uncategorized |
“Do you want to come watch this?” I most definitely did not want to come watch anything. I definitely did not want to watch the smallest 7 year old in the world canter around on the most patient old polo mare in existence. Fig has been doing her best to convince me that it was […] more
Not a born horse lover
| May 16, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Being Mom |
I wanted to ride the pony. Problem, they were playing polo in the arena. It was the night that Matt flies and so Fig was along for the metaphorical ride (but as we will see, not at all game for an actual one). On Daddy-flying nights the most efficient way to ride is to plunk […] more
Just one more thing
| March 8, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Being Mom, Mel's Life |
Let me tell you the difference between running/blogging/riding prior to having a kid-let and after. It’s not the amount of time or energy I have. It’s how much closer I am to that “one last thing” that results in me getting nothing done. Anything that happens out of the ordinary pushes me back to the […] more
Birth Story
| October 18, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Being Mom |
Blogging has taught me that when telling my personal stories there are two perspectives. The first is the story as it happens. It’s more about capturing the moment as it is lived with all the contradictions and convoluted truths as it is FELT at that very moment, rather than getting every fact straight. I find […] more
How being a parent has changed me (and not)
| December 13, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Being Mom, Uncategorized |
…So far. I’m 2 months into this gig and while from experience I know that it will take me about 12-14 months to really settle into a new chapter I feel like I need to share this with you before my new normal takes over so completely that I can’t remember how it was before, which […] more
Figlet is born!
| October 22, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Being Mom |
It seems cruel to make those of you who aren’t following me on facebook to wait until the Nov IRL post (which will be done in similar fashion to September and October, covering the last 10….I mean 11 weeks….of pregnancy) to find out that Paige Raylene was born! The stats for those of you that […] more
