Willie boy turned two last Friday. Yes, the 4th of July. It is sure to provide years of an easy party theme for me.

I found myself getting reflective and nostalgic as his birthday grew closer. Realizing how fast the time really does go by. And thinking about all of the things we've done in the two years since his birth--from renovating our house, moving my grandmother in with us, my working from home, to finally finding daycare.

But what I'm really starting to think about in the midst of the trip down memory lane, is how having a child makes you grow personally. Two years ago, I never would have thought that I would be okay with going to be at 9:30 at night (formerly I was up until midnight..) or that I would put my own longtime goals aside (writing a book) because I thought it would adversely affect my family.

Way back in March I wrote about how I had dodged a bullet in the Hannaford security breach. It seems I wrote too soon.

After a June filled with trips to camp, end of school events, a family member in the hospital and too much drama, I decided one Friday to pick up Chinese take-out on my way home from work. I placed my order and handed the hostess my card. She slid it through the machine and handed it back to me with the words, "It was refused." Good thing there was an ATM nearby, I really wanted that Chinese. Of course I had to pay significant fees because it wasn’t a transaction made through my bank.

I wasn’t as shocked as I might have been about the card refusal since someone at work who uses the same bank had made mention of cards being frozen. Still, a little warning from the bank would have been nice. According to the bank teller letters were sent out, but the cards were frozen before the letters were received.

OK folks. I just signed up for another inspirational, yet much needed, class. Not how to feng shui my home. Not how to manifest the life of my dreams. Not a creative writing class. Not how to organize my world in a month.

How to overcome under earning pleasurably is the name of this six-month seminar.

And that is exactly what I want and need to learn to do.