March 9, 2010 I probably shouldn’t be up right now, but I am. I just finished responding to emails, sending out weekly updates and scheduling phone interviews for upcoming articles. For the past few days I’ve been feeling incredibly anxious as I am planning a Jog-a-thon Fundraiser on April 25th. Yes that is around two weeks after my expected due date. I know it’s crazy, but I’ve been known to do some crazy things in my days. I really wanted…
left out.
February 22, 2010
February 22, 2010 I am really hard on myself actually, incredibly hard. Here I am, 33 weeks pregnant, still trying to get 8 things done in one hour while carrying a teething baby and talking on the phone. On Sunday night I missed my nonprofit’s Parent Transformation boot camp. While I was fatigued from working that afternoon, I still managed to put on my gear to get to Sac State that evening.until my fitness coordinator called and asked if I’m…
quiet solitude
February 18, 2010February 17, 2010 I don’t like being around my computer. That’s probably the first reason why I haven’t been updating this site regularly. An underlying reason behind that demise is how busy I’ve been – it seems the last thing I want to do after a long working day running around exhausted with a 13 month old baby and a big belly is to get on my laptop knowing that Christian will start hanging on my leg whining for attention…
The Unexamined Life….
January 29, 2010January 28, 2010 The unexamined life is not worth living. – Socrates We attended the Walk for Life in San Francisco this past weekend. It was wet, cold and crowded. But regardless of the turbulent weather, we marched with courage and utmost conviction. Years ago, a couple friends told me that stating my beliefs would polarize many of my readers. After all, the topic of abortion creates a lot of moral debate. I don’t assume that all my friends or…
My Resolutions.
January 6, 2010January 5, 2010 This year has started with a bang. I have an important parent meeting Wednesday for my nonprofit program, an Open House for my new business Thursday, my grandfathers (and Christians) birthday on Friday and Christians 1st birthday party on Saturday. These last few days have been inundated with running errands, purchasing supplies, inviting people, organizing agendas, completing projects and checking off to do lists. While preparing for these events, I am still performing my daily work, which…
Praying for positive outcomes.
December 30, 2009December 29, 2009 Wow. I cannot believe this year is almost over. It began with the birth of our first son and is ending with the anticipation of our second son. Life has been busy but quite fast but incredibly frozen. My life these days feel more like I’m going through the motions just so I can get things done. Especially since my mother was readmitted for internal bleeding and was unable to spend the holidays with us. I haven’t…
29 years of wonder.
November 30, 2009November 30, 2009 I cry every year on my birthday. I don’t know why. It’s not because I’m getting older or that I’m not happy. I guess I cry because it is a yearly reminder that life is changing. When I was younger my biggest fear was watching my parents grow old. I didn’t want to leave the security of my childhood home…with all my siblings, pets and school routines. I didn’t want life to change. I used to cry…
a years of Thanks
November 25, 2009November 24, 2009 It’s midnight and I just came home from the hospital. Every night this past week has been shared with my mother in her hospital room. Last week she was re-admitted due to abnormal lab tests. After treating her for a week, they found another indication that her body is rejecting the new kidney. So instead of coming home, she will be in the hospital for the next couple weeks undergoing more treatment. It’s been…
Real Moments.
November 18, 2009November 17, 2009 My mother had a kidney transplant last week. Hours following the surgery she had a heart attack, in which they had to perform an emergency stent operation. It was one of the hardest days of my life. Exactly one week ago, I was rushing to the hospital with tears down my eyes, clutching my rosary and sobbing the entire devotional prayer. My whole family sat nervously in the waiting room that evening crying, praying and hoping the…
going with the flow…
November 5, 2009November 4, 2009 I don’t take un-planned events well.In truth, I’m the type of person who hates dishes in the sink, messy beds, dirty laundry, full trash bins and cars with gas tanks close to empty. Those things are probably on the top of my list..I haven’t even gotten to the rest. Yesterday was one of those’ days. I was so exhausted that I fell asleep next to Christian around 7:30pm and didn’t wake up until 6am the next morning.…