Posted by Lee in Being a mama, Claire, I'm in love, life on 12 1st, 2011 | 7 Comments

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Claire, What you’ll learn about me someday is that your mama likes to write when inspiration strikes. And inspiration has been tough to find during my recent long run of work of which you are always asking, “When are you going to be done with your work?” And truly baby it can’t come too soon right about now when the warmest feelings of family are running through my soul. And with these feelings come inspiration … It’s late on a Sunday night after our glorious 4-day Thanksgiving break from regular life. And as I was lying in bed about to...

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Posted by Lee in getting old, life, travel on 05 21st, 2011 | 13 Comments

“Country Strong” from JFK to

My brother, who travels all over the world, has told me that he often finds himself crying watching movies on airplanes. Movies that wouldn’t otherwise inspire him to cry if he saw the same movies in a theater. I’m thinking about this now as I sit suspended in air trying not to think about being suspended in the air. I’m feeling kinda emotional too right now. I mean, I just found myself weeping during the airplane movie, Country Strong, which really does not deserve my tears. So I’m thinking about this interesting phenomenon about crying on airplanes. I wonder...

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Posted by Lee in growing up, Lent, life, life is now, live it on 08 26th, 2010 | 17 Comments

Where I’m At

When I was growing up in Phoenix, every Good Friday during Lent between noon and 3 PM, my mom would turn off the television or any music we had playing so we could spend some quiet time in prayer.  We couldn’t play, or swim, or basically have any kind of kid fun during those hours. Me and my siblings always complained, of course.  “We’re bored,” we would say. “What are we supposed to do?” “Think about Jesus hanging on the cross,” she would reply matter of factly. “And go outside and pull weeds.  Or rake the...

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Posted by Lee in beliefs, life on 07 19th, 2010 | 16 Comments

Chasing Destiny

I’ve been reading a book I am thoroughly enjoying called The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. I read this cool passage today: “Destiny is usually just around the corner. Like a thief, a hooker, or a lottery vendor: its three most common personifications. But what destiny does not do is home visits. You have to go for it.” The words just seemed to jump out at me today. Going for destiny. Yeah. •••••••••••••••• How’s destiny treating you...

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Posted by Lee in Five for Ten, life, the big and the little things on 05 13th, 2010 | 10 Comments

If I Could Dive Into A Vat of Happiness

I have loved reading the posts in Momalom’s epic Five for Ten tour around the blogosphere.  I have felt truly inspired and feel like I’ve actually learned while reading some of the gripping stories that have been shared. Ever since this happiness topic was up for consideration, I’ve been well, considering it, a lot. I read a post yesterday on the blog Shameless Agitator and it really struck a chord within me.  She wrote about one of her favorite sayings which is…. “Happiness is overrated. Strive for contentment.” That works for me,...

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Posted by admin in becoming a mama, conversations with my kid, death, faith, life on 02 19th, 2010 | No Comments

Conversations with my Kid – Talkin

The memory is vivid. I am standing in my jammies at the end of our hallway. I am leaning against the corner of the wall peering into the living room and I am hidden from my parents’ view. They are sitting on our yellowish-flowery 1960′s sofa cuddled close looking happy. The glow of the television flickers on their faces. I stare at them. Loving them. Needing them. And my five-year-old brain is riddled with fear. “I don’t ever ever want my parents to die,” I think. It’s the scariest thought I have ever had in my entire...

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Posted by admin in balance, how life changes, life, Me, working thoughts on 02 1st, 2010 | No Comments

Thoughts from a Sometimes Working Mother

My eyes are bleary from a day of working at a computer screen and from the commute home on darkened Los Angeles streets jammed with red lights. I left the office where I’m working on Hollywood Blvd., smack dab in the bustle of helpless, hopeful, searching, desperate souls, and 30 minutes later, I’m driving down our quiet tree-lined street in West Los Angeles where the three most important souls in my life anxiously await my return. It’s only like 10 miles at best but my worlds exist on diametrically opposite ends of the life spectrum. When I pull up at...

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Posted by admin in big things and little things., getting old, life, or not, random stuff on 11 18th, 2009 | No Comments

Aging Gracefully?

Written by Deb I remember very clearly being in such a big hurry to turn 40. So much so, from the time I turned 35, I would round up and tell people I was “approaching 40.” I even subscribed to that magazine specifically for the over 40 set, More, when I was only 38 (I know, I am such a rule breaker. Or just really, really stupid.). Looking back, I don’t know what the rush was (duh), but I think I was under the severely misguided impression that I would somehow magically morph into Sela Ward or Andie McDowell. And let’s not forget that stupid...

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Posted by admin in Being a mama, books, how life changes, life, reading on 11 16th, 2009 | No Comments

Memories of My Former Life in a Stack of

Written by Karen, a mom without a blog What do the books on my shelf say about ME? As we all know in the world of supermoms, one of the most important things to remember is that after the day of taking care of your brood, you absolutely need to spend a little time on yourself. Those end of the day moments where we do whatever it is we do to unwind and discover peace…. Truly, I would love to be able to spend some time at night to light some scented candles, bathe, take care of neglected hygiene issues, watch some TV or a good movie. But really, I just only want to...

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Posted by admin in baking, death, faith, family, life, memories, my gramma on 11 11th, 2009 | No Comments

Oil of Olay is the Secret to Beautiful S

Written by Lee At least that’s what my grandma would tell me. Her skin was awesome. Sure it looked kinda like it had been around for a while. Hell, she was 90 but I’ll tell you, her skin was sooooo soft and really? Had minimal wrinkles. I always told her that I hoped I looked as good as she did when I was 90. But I guess to look that good, I need to start using Oil of Olay. And I haven’t. What’s my problem? Two years ago today, my grandma Anne, less than two months shy of 91, slipped away from us and headed to the next world. She was so...

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Moms without Blogs is basically me, Lee, who wonders every single day how in the hell am I going to find the time to write a blog post? I\'m a mom to three kids (ages 9, 7, and 4) who are insanely gorgeous, insanely active, insanely demanding, insanely life-affirming and who have almost driven me insane. In good and bad ways. I work as a producer in reality television, I fold all kinds of laundry, I am picky about how my dishwasher is loaded, I yell entirely too much at my kids, I like desert skies and how my skin feels after a dip in the ocean, I married my soul mate even though I don\'t believe in soul mates really, I believe that laughing \'til it hurts is where it\'s at, I\'m a sucker for putting little treats into the bowls of our three dogs each night, I love driving my 1974 orange convertible Karmann Ghia, I write when inspiration strikes, and summer is my season. And if you\'re a mom without a blog, literally or figuratively, then I\'d probably like to hang out with you. Thanks for reading.