It is time. To let go. To shed. To unattach the labels that have affixed themselves to our persona, to our body, to our family. It is time to dispel the myths of who we are just because of the labels. I have to admit, I think that I had a harder time with the [...]
Surviving Adultery
March 6, 2012 By 36 Comments
When my daughter was three years old, I found out that my husband (the love of my life, who was as perfect as a man could ever be in my eyes) was cheating on me. With more than one woman. It shook the foundations of my world, shattered my hopes and dreams, and altered the [...]
More Than All the Failures and the Past
January 22, 2012 By 60 Comments
In April 2011, what I thought was a silly episode of ‘early’ midlife crisis turned into a nightmare come to life. After 12 years together, my husband told me he no longer had any feelings for me other than as the mother of his child. Divorce is always painful, for anyone involved. To me, it [...]
Staying Connected During Tax Time
January 5, 2012 By 32 Comments
From January through mid-April, and sometimes beyond, my husband enters into “tax season.” For most of us, tax season means that we rush around, gather all of our tax information, send it first to our tax accountant and then off to the IRS. Some of us like the refunds we receive. Some of us hate [...]
Sparkling Lights and Saying Sorry
December 20, 2011 By 11 Comments
Without children underfoot, I pulled the straightener through my hair and left it on the side of the sink. I trusted Ryan could maneuver the bathroom without pulling it by the cord, just to see what would happen. Carefully, I lined my eyes with dark navy and a touch of gold, layering bronze and espresso [...]
More Than Enough
December 16, 2011 By 18 Comments
Friday is an uber special day here at Just.Be.Enough. because it is our day to showcase the voices of many that have stood tall around the blogosphere. Many are standing with JBE in our mission to spread the Be Enough message, many have their own stories that have led them to be the amazing people [...]
The Secret Ingredient
December 15, 2011 By 6 Comments
Family. Marriage. Parenthood. It is hard to be all things to all people all the time. It is hard to be “on” all the time. It is hard not to want to be selfish every now and then and want some ME time. It is hard to be kind with your tone of voice and [...]
Girly Girls and Boy Jobs
December 13, 2011 By 20 Comments
I’m generally aware that I’m very much the girl in my marriage. Certain things are boy jobs, like killing bugs, clearing clogged drains, and opening pickle jars. I happily let my husband do those things because two of those jobs are gross and there’s only so long I’m willing to do battle with a tight [...]
Finding Love Again
October 30, 2011 By 21 Comments
My grandparents were married for 50 years. And yet the memory of their marriage was what finally convinced me in 2007 to leave my ex-husband. It was not until right before their 50th wedding anniversary that they started to be gentle with one another. Kinder, more affectionate. And then, a few weeks later, my grandmother [...]
My Better Half
October 25, 2011 By 31 Comments
I walked down the steps onto the brick foyer, flashing the security guard a smile as I passed by. “Morning, J.” “Morning.” Looking beyond me and seeing that I was alone, carrying my own bag, purse and drink added, “Where’s your better half?” I laughed, “He’s off today, lucky bugger. In fact he just realized [...]
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