I love being a mother more than I ever thought I would. However, that is not my defining measure. I want people to know that there are many things I love. There are many things I am.
I am a
- birth advocate
- baker
- nurse (neonatal and labor & delivery)
- an artist and writer
- gardener
- knitter
- environmentalist
I love
- being outside when the weather is cool
- snow
- sweet confections with a multi-layered texture, such as tiramisu and tarts
- meditating in a new place
- the soft fur of my cat when he snuggles in the morning
- buying new art supplies
- watching a garden grow and produce and then turn back to soil with so little to waste and so much to gain
- seeing a woman give birth on her own terms with no unwanted intervention
- being in the room when a baby is born and takes its first breath
- beginning a new journal even when my last one isn't quite finished
- the thought of raising chickens for eggs
- buying yarn and roving from people who own the animals
- reading about almost everything
And while the list is by no means exhaustive, it is a start. Comment on your own interests outside of parenting.
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