by Sonja Semyonova | Jan 31, 2019 | Journal
There was a time when someone suggested I peel a cup of almonds. I couldn’t believe that anyone had the time. I think I laughed at the idea and popped a few whole into my mouth. My ego has done a lot of downsizing since then. You see, according to Ayurveda, the...
by Sonja Semyonova | Jan 16, 2019 | Journal
I wanted to do things really well after my daughter was born. No, I wanted to do them perfectly. While I was pregnant, I would watch a mother drag her screaming toddler out of a store and imagine offering perfect discipline that would prevent such an episode. I would...
by Sonja Semyonova | Jan 10, 2019 | Journal
Maybe it’s that I didn’t sleep well last night. Maybe it’s that I’m stressed about building a business or tired from chasing a toddler. Or maybe it’s just one of those times in my life when I have walked the edge of the cliff for too long and am getting ready to jump...
by Sonja Semyonova | Jan 2, 2019 | Journal
It’s just after 1:00 p.m. My three-year-old daughter and I make the slow walk from her school back to our home. It is a walk that takes me seven minutes alone, but with her, we take about a half hour. It’s filled with questions: What’s that flower? What’s under that...
by Sonja Semyonova | Dec 31, 2018 | Journal
I’m not going out tonight. We have an invitation. A party under the stars and next to a fire, filled with people we love. But I am tired. So I will stay in instead. There was a time in my life for parties. For glittery dresses and flirty skirts. There were times...
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