by jenmueller | Nov 5, 2013 | Life, Work-Personal, Yoga
. . . what books would be on my office shelves, I probably would have guessed very wrong. I’ve always considered myself to be a generalist, of sorts. For example, I resisted specializing in environmental policy, already quite specialized, and chose...
by jenmueller | Nov 4, 2013 | Life
fear fi(ə)r/ noun noun: fear; plural noun: fears 1. an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat. 3. a feeling of anxiety concerning the outcome of something or the safety and well-being of...
by jenmueller | Nov 2, 2013 | Life, Lil' Jumper
Actual birthday was very quiet because she had been running a fever and we kept her home from school. Party? Total opposite. Kind of a mad house with a dozen kids making masks, playing with toys, roasting marshmallows, and eating cake in a tent in the living room –...
by jenmueller | Oct 29, 2012 | Life, Lil' Jumper, Parenting
M2 came down the stairs this morning and declared: “Mom, you have to measure me to see if I’m really 5.” Photo by Siobhan Hanna Photography / All rights reserved Nearly-five has already been amazing us this fall with improved attitude...
by jenmueller | Oct 15, 2012 | jenmuelleryoga, Life, Washington DC, Yoga
Who are your heros? Mine include: Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Wangari Maathai, Lois Gibbs, Mitch Snyder . . . What your answer and mine probably have in common is that heros tend to be people who have consciously decided to contribute their energies to positive change...
by jenmueller | Oct 7, 2012 | Books, DC Mindful Mom, Interwebs, Life, Lil' Jumper, Parenting, World
Like many mothers of girls, I’ve struggled with the rise of the princess culture. Until quite recently, we were all about princesses around here. Maya owns each of the tiny fashion dolls, a couple of the Barbie-sized dolls, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty...
