Silent Book Club :: What's All The Buzz About
Silent Book Club, I'd seen it mentioned here and there over the last year or so and it definitely caught my attention, but I wasn't really sure what it was and I didn't have the motivation to find out. Until the day I did. And what I found was exactly what I didn't know I needed.
I love reading, I Don't Want to Read That.
I'll be the first to admit it, I'm bad at book club. Half the time I have no interest in the book; the other times I start reading and life gets in the way, or I can't make the set club time, or I don't want to analyze...
Indications of Self-Injury – from a Former Cutter, to Parents
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I sit at the "hand table" with my occupational therapist. I've come a couple times now, for sharp thumb pain that makes it so I can't lift anything heavy: 48 pounds of dog food, our 8-year-old, a computer bag, a bottle of Diet Coke. The therapist's face is a study in compassion as she lifts and measures and palpates my range of motion, my thumb-strength, my swelling. Then she turns my hands over, and her face goes silent. I watch her eyes trace the map of scars up the insides of my arms until they disappear into my sleeves.
"What happened here?" she asks quietly.
I make my voice and eyes earnest....
Local Vegan Restaurants
Who doesn’t love good clean eating? I have listed below some plant based vegan restaurants that are located in South Louisiana. Some of these restaurants serve vegan only, while others offer vegan dishes. I decided to put together a list of local restaurants that are worth trying. Whether you're vegan, vegetarian or just love to eat clean.
Here's a list of vegan restaurants ::
Sweet Soulfood
Sweet Soulfood is one of the most delicious vegan restaurants in the New Orleans area. They offer daily menus with different food options to choose from. They also offer catering.
Veganish Vibes
Veganish Vibes is a 100% vegan restaurant in the Baton Rouge area. Serving freshly high-quality meals. Guarantee to satisfied customers.
Plantry Cafe
The Plantry Cafe is...
Pulse Check Survey :: Where Are You On Meeting Your 2024 Goals?
PULSE CHECK TIME!
We are officially nearing completion of the first two months of the new year. Some decided to forego the new year’s goals and resolutions to lower self-inflicted pressures, which can certainly be beneficial for some life seasons. Others have risen to the challenge of defining ambitious objectives for the new year. For the moms who are determined to set goals, like myself, here’s a simple pulse-check to help identify if you are on track.
At the beginning of this year, we learned how to set goals for 2024 and keep them. Helpful tips of creating specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound goals, also known as SMART goals,...
An Open Letter To Moms :: When Your Child Struggles In School
To the mom of children who struggle in school ::
I see you. From experience, today was probably another hard day.
Maybe you got a dreaded phone call from school, where the administration suggested another meeting. Perhaps it is a note about your child’s behavior written out professionally, but you can feel the frustration behind it.
Maybe it is the judgment you felt from another parent when you mention your child’s name. Maybe the graded test papers were sent home with red all over. Perhaps it was the lack of positive reinforcement at school, the lack of a positive note of accomplishment in your child’s book sack.
No matter the reason, today...
Around Baton Rouge
Following The Pink and Gold Sparkly Road :: How Joining a...
The Pink and Gold Sparkly Road :: How Joining a Local Dance Krewe Enhanced my Life
Three years ago, I was recovering from a devastating...
