restless – Butterfly Mind

October 13, 2012December 30, 2012

In the quiet of morning

The house is silent. My coffee cup warm in my palm. Our son is sleeping across the hall, snuggled up in his warm bed, our daughter snoring upstairs. My husband’s head is buried under a pillow to muffle the sounds of floorboards creaking, of the bathroom doorknob rattling, the roar of the hairdryer as I … Continue reading In the quiet of morning

July 6, 2012December 30, 2012

What to do with this butterfly mind

When I looked toward this summer back in the spring- looking forward to a summer of not working, not scheduling, not having anything that absolutely had to be done except eating and wearing sunscreen – I saw an expanse of potential. Potential reading, writing, playing with the kids. Most importantly, potential for figuring out what … Continue reading What to do with this butterfly mind