a little of this and a little of that.
The mom resume.
It all changed when I became a mom. Certainly not my ambition, nor my desire to continue learning, nor my hopes & dreams, but what my resume would say and how (or if) it would even matter.
Tickle the earth & nourish the moon.
I was not yet a mother but was always drawn to the color and whimsy of the OILILY brand, a Dutch retailer who specializes in happy and colorful clothing for women and children. Back when they had retail outlets in the US, I always enjoyed walking into the store just to absorb the onslaught of sunshine and rainbows that emanated from both the racks and the walls. So much color, so much whimsy, so much joy in their prints and patterns.
The Motherhood Penalty.
According to the International Labor Organization, in all regions of the world, mothers suffer a wage penalty and a decrease in earnings for each child they bear. On average, according to the OECD, the motherhood penalty amounts to about a 7% wage reduction per child in the world. Deep Breaths….
The journey.
Little do we know when we launch into the journey of motherhood that we will be starting a new adventure, one that is certainly not as sexy or interesting as trekking through the Indian Himalayas or tanning on the beaches of the French Riviera, but a journey full of breathless moments, cultural discovery in its own right, and the opportunity to experience life at its highest peaks and lowest valleys
Mkubwa Mama
In my early twenties I had a life changing opportunity to live in East Africa and my experiences from that time continue to shape me into the person I am today both consciously and unconsciously.
Go away anger, you are not welcome here.
Life is finite. I don’t have time for anger, but sometimes I will sit in its viscosity just long enough to flirt with its power. Then, I will banish it.
Stoicism, gratitude, and my mother.
Today we often think of someone that is stoic as someone that is void of emotion or someone that can endure without complaining. But, the stoics of ancient times were far more emotionally evolved than this simple modern definition.