I’m thinking about homeschooling the kids. There. I said it. I know. You think I’m crazy. In January I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. I was overloaded, overwhelmed, and completely exhausted. Now I’m supposed to be streamlining. Cutting things back. Doing less. Homeschooling won’t exactly lighten the workload. But I have been […]
Archives for April 2014
It’s time to treat the relationship.
I have written about my thoughts on marriage before. You can read them here. If you don’t have time to read that, here are the cliff notes: Marriage is really fucking hard. And that’s when things are going pretty well. You know we are going through a very difficult time financially. That doesn’t make marriage any easier. Throw seven […]
This week’s Monday morning feel good moment is brought to you by Coach R.
It’s no secret that we are going through a very difficult financial time. We are not out of the woods. But I do have faith that we will get there. That there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Some of the light comes from unexpected opportunities. And some of it comes from […]
The next award will be presented by…Me, Myself, and I.
Last week I had a little bit of a freak out. If you follow the Facebook page, then you might have seen this post: Tonight was the swim team banquet for Number 3 and 4.We didn’t go because I would have needed to get a babysitter, and because it would have cost $70 just for […]
Latah, Suckahs.
When I first had kids, I had a pretty narrow (and opinionated) view of the role of the stay at home mom. If you called yourself a stay at home mom, there were things you were supposed to do. That you should do. Stay at home moms should clean the house. All of it. By themselves. […]
Yesterday it was Number 4’s turn. Today, it’s mine.
Back on December 5th, I got this message on Facebook: My name is D and I believe we have some mutual friends. I wanted to touch base with you as I LOVE your blog and your furniture business and would love to introduce you to my friend, Patty Lennon. She is a life coach who […]