Dear Auntie Leila, Thank you for your blog. I’ve been enjoying it for many months now, and am writing today for advice and support. My family (my husband and our two little children — and one on the way!) is about to put our home on the market. We will be downsizing from a large… Read More »
Creativity goes beyond.
Sometimes being creative feels selfish. Why is that? Let me see if I can answer, because this is where I try to answer questions that I overhear others asking. My whole life is an attempt to not have “me” time. I hate “me” time. Whenever I’ve been fooled into taking “me” time I’ve just laughed… Read More »
Ask Auntie Leila: Five steps to feeling pretty after the baby.
Dear Auntie Leila, I am loving reading the posts on your blog. I am awed by all these lovely women who have lots of children. My question is whether you can share some wisdom about body image and marital intimacy. I guess for me I feel like since having my (first) baby 2 and a… Read More »
Ask Auntie Leila: I feel guilty not working!
Dear Auntie Leila, I had part-time job. I liked it. When my baby got a bit older and my husband started traveling, that little job was the greatest source of anxiety and worry. It took away my peace and made me into the kind of mother I never wanted to be: frantic, weary (in all… Read More »
Other and Greater Powers; or, what I found in a footnote.
This is the last in the series. Here are the other posts — start with those: 1. Lenten Reading Suggestions 2. Equality is not the deepest thing. 3. In the beginning… 4. Bone of my bones. 5. The truth about woman as bride. Are you a secret footnote fanatic? I love footnotes. As a sometimes… Read More »