Messy Musings. Mindful Moments in our everyday lives.
“Help! My Son’s Friend Is Being Mean” – Mindful Tips for Preteens and Teenagers That Every Parent Should Know
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure for more info. When my 12-year old was having some challenges with one of his friends, he and I took to google to try to find information on how to handle it. We saw many parents had...
What Everyone Needs to Know About Grief BEFORE Loss
What Illusionist Adam Trent Said That Made Me Cry
This summer we saw Illusionist Adam Trent at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. If you haven’t been there it’s a huge venue and it was pretty crowded for a “magic show.” The show itself was entertaining, especially for my boys ages 8 and 10. BUT as a parent, this...
The Time My Departed Mom Popped into Yoga
I don’t think anyone was more surprised than I was when my Mom popped into my head in yoga shouting, “It wasn’t sad!” “It wasn’t sad!” I had known she was still around. I had known I could sometimes feel her presence. I had been to a medium and had it...
If You Are Sensitive, Overwhelmed in Crowds or by the News, You May Be Empathic (And How to Support It)
Once I understood I was empathic (the ability to understand and share the feelings of others), I was so relieved because it explained so much! It explained so much of what I was feeling, sensing, FEARING, which did not make sense. It explained why I could become...
Sarah’s Fight Led Me to Ask This One Question Every Morning
Who is Sarah Amento? I don't actually know. I did not know her personally when she started showing up on my Facebook feed because one of my friends was "liking" her "Fighting Cancer with Sarah Amento" posts. After a while the posts caught my attention and I began to...
How a Psychic Medium Can Help with Grief
Almost six years ago, my sister and I were having conversations about whether or not our straight-laced Mom could have taken up smoking pot. She was mentally sharp one minute and completely confused the next. She would call at 2:00 a.m. to talk...
To Pee or Not to Pee?
Our latest trip to Mammoth Lakes, has me wondering at what age, if any, are you too old to pee behind a bush? This question may be different for men than it is for women. For men, peeing in the woods is easy and does not require their naked...
Why Were We Talking About Kale When We Could’ve Been Talking About That?!
I had to laugh. Yesterday I was talking with two other moms while our kids were playing after school. We do this often so they can get their wiggles out before we go home to get dinner ready. We talk about recipes, how to sneak kale into smoothies or spinach into the...
Clepto Roommate? Wait…What?
I was thinking about how what seems normal in your teens and early twenties, is a little far-fetched later in life. Especially when it comes to roommates. When I was nineteen my first roommate situation wasn't working out and I had to find a new place and fast. My...
Who Wrote This? I Suspect the Kids…
I have been seeing this quote all over Pinterest about how good Moms have sticky floors, messy kitchens and happy kids. At first I thought it was a cute saying, but after a month of both kids home everyday for summer--I think it was written by the kids! Lately it...
We Sure Have More Grown Up Problems Than We Used To!
Yesterday I hosted a play date. Not exactly a play date, it was more of a goodbye party for our friend moving out of state. I met these four women 10 years ago at work. Since then, the company downsized but we all stayed friends. We worked together during several life...
Grief…Period?
My yoga teacher said you have to make sure that you do not carry around burdens in life like rocks in a backpack. He said that each one of us knows exactly which burden is the one we are carrying. When I heard this I immediately knew that for me this is the loss of my...
When I’m 90, I Might Need a Pedicure
I had the unexpected treat of not only being able to get a pedicure, but in the middle of the afternoon, on a weekday! It was relatively quiet and I could relax and people watch (which I love to do). As my feet were soaking, I saw an elderly...
“I Can’t Wait All Minute!”
I have been taking the same Tuesday morning yoga class with the same teacher for over two and a half years now. I love the class and it has quite the following. The instructor also teaches a spin class right before it so he runs about two...
The Not-So-Lazy River
When my husband and I were in Las Vegas recently for our wedding anniversary, what we wanted most was a day by the pool. We picked Mandalay Bay because we heard it had a good pool and it turned out to be true. In the morning we laid out on lounge chairs...
Can We Raise Our Kids “Gratefully?”
A few weeks ago we took the kids whale watching. The boat had barely pulled out of the dock and the boys were so animated pointing to all the things they could see. “Look a buoy!” “Look a pelican!” They were just so excited to be on a boat and...
I Prefer a Dull Moment
That expression “Never a Dull Moment” certainly seems to apply to my life over the past several years. My husband travels frequently for work and it seems like if something can go wrong while he is away–it does! Yesterday he was in Connecticut...
Sometimes a Snowflake is More than Just a Snowflake
My five year old kept asking me to make snowflakes to hang from our curtain rod over our kitchen window. After a year we still do not have curtains there and it does look bare. I kept putting it off. Finally, we had lunch, I put my little one down for his nap and I...