Instinct is everything.
If I could sum up what I’ve learned about being a momma, that would be it.
We’ve had a rough week, and I’m going to talk about it. We started the boy in an in-home daycare last week. We met with the woman and she seemed eager, nice, smart. But something in my gut told me it wasn’t going to be a good fit. We went with it anyways. After two days, we parted ways. Nothing dramatic happened—everyone is safe and unscathed. But it wasn’t a good fit, like I knew it wasn’t going to be. Instinct is everything.
So this week Jason and I had to scramble a little bit as we figured out what to do next. Our relationship doesn’t seem to buckle under pressure—to quote our least favorite Tom Cruise movie, we’re an effective team. I knew when I married him that this is how it would be. Instinct is everything.
And so the daycare search went on. We met with a bunch of qualified, lovely people and we think we’ve made our choice. I feel so much better about this decision. And I’m learning to trust that feeling.
I’m not even going to try to tie in this roasted Roma tomato dish into the drama from the week. It happened, and we ate this. And it was easy, quick, delicious. I wish I had made more. Have I ever mentioned that when I’m stressed, my instinct tells me to gorge myself on triple ginger cookies from Trader Joe’s? But maybe I should switch to roasted tomatoes instead. Perhaps instinct isn’t everything…
- 8 Roma tomatoes, sliced in ½ lengthwise
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon za'atar
- ¼-1/2 cup feta, crumbled
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Place tomatoes, cut side up, on a baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and salt. Roast for 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven and sprinkle with feta and za'atar.
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