When my husband and I got married, I had a yellow lab named Silas. He was about 8 at the time. He was not a well-behaved dog. He jumped on the furniture. He ate food off the counters. He chewed the straps off of bras and the crotches out of underpants. One Halloween, he got […]
Archives for November 2013
Getting My Butt Organized. Step 1. Establish Priorities and Make a Schedule.
So Operation Organization continues. One of the challenges for me as a stay at home mom is that there is no set schedule. Sure, the kids have to be at certain places at certain times, but other than that, it’s been kind of a free-for-all. I never would have operated this way when I was […]
I’m looking at the Mom in the mirror. I’m asking her to change her ways.
I kind of put a lot of things on hold or pushed them aside for the marathon. So now I’m on a quest to get organized and catch up. I’m also on a mission to become more organized in general. Permanently. I can’t take it anymore. The other day I was listening to Howard Stern. […]
Sometimes you set an example for your kids. Other times, they set one for you.
We try really hard to teach the kids about bullying. About how it takes many forms. About how even if you are not the one doing the actual bullying, but standing by and watching it happen, that you are doing it too. We have impressed upon the kids that you do the right thing. No […]
It takes a village to run a marathon.
I worked really hard to make it to, and through, that marathon on Sunday. But I couldn’t have done it without help. I had a lot of help and a lot of support. And I need to say thank you. So…. To everyone who sponsored the first annual 5K for Christopher, thank you. Thank you […]
The New York City Marathon
10 months and 3 days ago, I made a New Year’s resolution. To run a marathon this year. There is a marathon in October in Connecticut; I figured I’d do that one. But why start (relatively) small? Why not really go for it? You know, go big or go home. Soooooo… New York City it was. And all […]