Apparently I’m goal oriented. And I like a challenge. Maybe the fact that the marathon is over has left me with the need for a new mission. And that’s why I’m on the organizational tear. That could be part of it. I’m sure there are plenty of you out there who think I’m on some […]
Archives for November 2013
I know it’s around here somewhere…
So I’ve been wanting to tell you this story from the marathon. If you didn’t read the recap of that day, you can read that here. Since the Boston Marathon bombing, security measures at these big races have become pretty strict, and you can’t carry a backpack into the villages where you wait before the race […]
It’s time to repair my relationship with my dining room.
We usually eat dinner in the kitchen, but there’s no room for a table, so it looks something like this every night: That picture was taken pre-Number 7, so it’s even more crowded in there now. My husband and I usually just stand somewhere in the room while the kids eat. It kind of sucks. […]
What Eleanor said.
My body has changed a lot in the last 10 years. So has the way I feel about it. No, it doesn’t look the way it used to. My boobs are nowhere near where they once were. No matter what weight I am, the skin on my stomach will never be what it was. I […]
No more clutter for this mudder.
So I went on a cleaning rampage this weekend. Well, I started one, anyway. I’m not done. One of the problems is that there is so much for me to do, I didn’t know where to even begin. The enormity of the issue made me want to just avoid it altogether. Which only made it […]
Isn’t that where everyone puts their chairs?
My kids can play really well together. Really well. Sometimes for more than an hour. They can also annoy the shit out of each other. They will fight over anything. Everything. They will fight over crayons. Over ponytail holders. Over forks, sippy cups, books, guitars, tv shows, where they sit on the couch, who had […]