alisvolatpropriis
I am an accountant who, upon the birth of my second child, decided to become an at-home mom and working freelance at home and homeschool. Works in progress. 35, mom of 2 girls, married. Living in Mexico.
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intermittent reality in Side Effects
As the days go by, some days I’m so mature, and I can say without breaking down and crying, that this is it for mom. Other days I cry with EVERYTHING. Practically everything in my home, in her h...
losing mom is killing me more in Side Effects
It happened 2 weeks ago today. It was so fast I don’t even know how it started. To see the signs now makes me regret even more not acting faster. It is inevitable to retrace my steps and scream...
I have no words... in Side Effects
The past 2 months have been the longest of my life. My mom and I did everything together. We went grocery shopping together, and I was with her practically every day. Every morning she’d take ...
Coma in Side Effects
COMA It is 11:14. I can’t sleep; I don’t want to sleep. Maybe just maybe, out of pure exhaustion caused my not sleeping or eating well in days, I’d fall into a deep sleep. But then I’d wake up ...
It's happening again in Side Effects
Yesterday morning as soon as we dropped Hilda off at day care, we went to the kindergarten where Chelsea attented to....pre-register Hilda. Yep! This August she will start Pre-K, that’s why we ...
Liberating in Side Effects
The accountant/hoarder in me wants me to hold on to any and every piece of paper ever involved in my income and expenses from the beginning of all times. That is practically what I have done for ...
Another goodbye in Side Effects
Saturday night we had a great evening with some new friends we got together with. But when I came home I read shocking news on Facebook. Since then I’ve been in a nostalgic trance. I wasn’t the...
Dephomo 1 E-mails to a ghost in Side Effects
Is it just me, or does anyone else think December should have more than 31 days? Time runs out so fast, there is so much to do in so little time. Adrian had the day off today because the Universi...
Circles in Side Effects
Today was a nice feel-good day. My mother is out of town in Mexico City for a week. My dad called us and invited us out for breakfast, and we suggested a home kitchen in a poor but lively neigh...
Sibling rivalry in Side Effects
My situation with the siblings is awkward, and maybe a little confusing. For starters, I am the only offspring from my two parents. My mother had 2 children when she met my father, as also my f...
Snooping in Side Effects
After going through therapy, I tried to close that dark blurry circle that was my first marriage. Part of the closure, was deleting my two stepsons from facebook, and cutting off contact. That ...
So hard to make this decision! in Side Effects
I haven’t slept for days, and I’m asking myself if I’m doing the right thing. Years ago, I thought I was in love with Edie, the person I was about to marry. He seemed so nice, talked in such a d...
Integrating in Side Effects
Chelsea started in a new school for 3rd grade this year. We decided to make the switch to public school. It wasn’t easy, and so many factors were involved. But in the end, we’re happy with the...
A weekend to ourselves! in Side Effects
It is hard to admit, but it hasn’t all been fun and games. Way back when Adrian and I first moved in together, an ex sentimental and I were still communicating because he claimed he was having p...
Dilemma with the step mom in Side Effects
Today went smooth. Even though I woke up later than usual, it helped that Chelsea already had her backpack ready. So I gave her a quick breakfast and did her hair as fast and tight as I could (...
The start in Side Effects
14 years of entries lost on Open Diary. I started that diary when I started college, it chronicled my growth, my jobs, relationships. So anyone that read me, practically knew me. For it to be era...
