I’ve sat here looking at a blank screen grasping at inadequate words to describe the shaving of my head for way too long. Incredible? Weak. Empowering? Still weak. Enlightening? Closer. Let me start by backing up a little to the beginning of my weekend. We’ll see where it goes from there. Tiffani, my badass freeplaylife [...]
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Why I Love Getting Older :: How Aging Became an Honor Instead of a Fear (Video)
Women, especially older women, always smirk a little when I tell them how much I look forward to aging. I can’t wait to get my first grey hair (or find them under all these dreads), I love the lines I’m wearing on my face, and how I see aging as one of the most beautiful [...]
Being a Parent vs. Being a “Friend”
I was recently asked this question by a girlfriend on Facebook, about my take on whether parents should be friends of their kids. The Comment/Question Tara – Here’s a thought I’ve had. I’ve been in a lot of discussions about parenting that include those who view “being your child’s friend” as a very negative thing [...]
Actually Reading Together Changed My Opinion of It
Zeb (now 12) and I have been reading together since he can remember. As soon as he was aware we began sitting together and reading through stories together. His favorite for the first few years of his life was Time For Bed, by Mem Fox: “It’s time for bed little mouse, little mouse. Darkness is [...]
Why You SHOULD Focus On Being Perfect (And It’s Not What You Think)
Ah, perfect. That word is a hot one. Especially for us women. Most of us strive so hard to be perfect: the perfect mother, perfect partner, the perfect person with a perfect purpose. We try to create the perfect home and the perfect world with perfect hair and perfect kids. And then we hear the [...]
My name is Tara. I am a mama and a lover, a full-time nomad, a passionate devourer of Life and an Organic Life Coach.
