Category Archives: inside my head

To the Parents who Taught me About Love

  By Amanda | March 20, 2012 - 1:47 am | , ,
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Today is my parent’s wedding anniversary.  The day that joined the two people who shaped me into the person I am today.  I tend to worry about my dad on ceremonial days like today.  But the one thing that the last few years have shown me is that my dad is stronger and more resilient than I ever thought possible.  So today, instead of worrying I am going to take a few moments and honor the union of two of the people I love the very most in this World.  I wouldn’t say my parent’s marriage was always easy but … Read more →

The Scary Side of Being a Parent

  By Amanda | March 16, 2012 - 12:11 am | , , , ,
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Last week I heard that an eighth grader in my town, someone’s little boy, took his life.  As a mom, the mere thought of this tares me into pieces.  It makes my heart ache for that child, for that child’s parents, that child’s family.  It scares me to pieces that something can make a child feel things are helpless, hopeless.  Then today I read this.  And Oh. My. Gosh.  Being a parent is so frightening.  I looked at my little monsters tonight, whose lives’ are entrusted to me, and realized that right now this is the easy stuff.  I’ve stumbled … Read more →

I Have an Accountability Problem

  By Amanda | March 11, 2012 - 4:08 pm | , ,
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I have accountability issues.  I like shortcuts — ones that no one but me need to know about.  No one but me needs to know that I ate that one (two, three — OK 4!) cookies.  If I put this one purchase on my check card Matt never needs to know about it.  Eh, who will know that I took the short route instead of the long route on my walk.  I’m pretty sure this is why the only workout regiments that have ever worked for me have been in structured settings.  Swim team, dance class.  I’m an incredibly proud … Read more →

Time for a little Evaluation

  By Amanda | March 1, 2012 - 9:26 pm | ,
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Every so often I go through a phase of assessing where I am in life and things I’d like to do to make me a better me.  I’m going through one of those phases.  Maybe it’s the fact that I’m about to start a new job and the idea of a fresh start professionally has me examining the rest of my life.  Maybe it’s the fact that Will is now a toddler and I can start thinking more coherently again.  Whatever the reason my brain is swirling with things I want to do – things I need to do.  Become … Read more →

What is My Purpose?

  By Amanda | February 29, 2012 - 3:04 pm |
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I started this blog 3 months ago.  It coincided with me signing up to participate in the 3-day.  I originally thought it would be a place to update folks on my training and fundraising progress.  It’s that.  But it’s become so much more to me.  It’s become my place to share my thoughts, on my mom, on my kids, on being a mom, on the walk, on life.  It’s become my little space to share me with whoever wants to listen. When my mom was alive she always talked about one day writing a book.  She had life experience and … Read more →