Introduction

I have ten minutes to write my first blog. So, here it goes. I have two boys--Ben, 4 1/2 and Colin, 2. They consume my time, energy and love these days. I always wanted to be a journalist, but took the path of lowly PR professional even after majoring in journalism. In this economy, my dream part-time, work-from-home position was eliminated. So, now 100 percent of my life is directed at my boys, including my husband Tom. Aside from occasional emails, I haven't done much writing. So, blogging is my attempt at turning out new ideas, sharing my deepest fears and insecurities (there are many) and hashing out my latest motherhood dilemma (too numerous to count). Perhaps I'll trade in my PR, jargon voice for my true inner voice. The title refers to all the big and small joys and challenges life offers. We all need a little inspiration to get us through each day. While my children are my inspiration on good days, lately I've also turned to daily coffee runs, exercise twice a week, The New Yorker, trashy TV, the occasional pedicure, the even more infrequent date night with my hubby (it's been November since we last went out), companionship from good friends and beautiful music at church. That's it for now. I have an hour to shower and then I need to wake the kids up to get to Ben’s therapy session on time. Colin and I then get to run fun errands for an hour-and-a-half. Better pack good snacks for him.