For the last few years, I have struggled to find motivation to go after some of the goals I have had on my list. I have posted the inspirational quotes, read the books, followed the motivational influencers, and yet still, I have struggled to take action. I have described on here before my tendency to…
Due to my plate overflowing, this post will be shorter than normal. I have one big concern on my mind and I’m not sure what to do so I’m reaching out to my readers for help. A year or so ago, we had a parent-teacher conference with the teacher of one of my kids and…
The new school year is well under way and I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t already have a few goals for myself with this fresh start. My hope is to revisit these goals throughout the year so I can see how I’m doing and if I need to make adjustments. My first goal…
Yep, we are barely even into the school year and I’ve already found some mom fails that I want to document so I can remember them next year. This is going to be quick and painful. 1. Start shopping for school clothes at least a month before. Especially shoes. Every other kid seems to wear…
As summer is drawing (sadly) to a close and school is looming, I thought I would be a great time to take a moment and review some of the lessons I learned this summer. For the last few years, I have been trying to add an item in my to do list (with a due…
I’ve noticed something lately that’s really made me take notice and wonder if I’m the only one. Every time we go out of town to visit family, or go out camping, or travel, or have a big holiday, I always see that day after we return as a huge DAY ONE. I get into…
Late last week, I started feeling the way I sometimes feel when I swim in a pool or hot tub with a lot of chlorine. I wasn’t sure what triggered it, but I had a strange feeling it was the 20+ mosquito bites I got on our family walk one evening. It was the morning…
Sometimes it’s so funny how life works. This probably won’t be my most thought-out blog post or my meatiest, but I just had to get something out there about what happened earlier this week. For the last few years, I’ve really struggled with keeping my house in a reasonably-clean state. My husband and I work…
Does anyone else struggle with “playtime”? When my kids were tiny, I didn’t find it difficult to play with them. Tickling, peek-a-boo, anything to get them to giggle and laugh. It always seemed so easy. “Playing” when they were babies was so simple and took almost no time at all. As they started to grow…
Anyone else a few weeks into summer and already looking ahead to the next school year? Nah, just me? My kids have been out of school now for a few weeks and although it’s been so nice in many ways, it has also stressed me out considerably more than I usually am. My husband…