Dear Overachieving Room Moms, I always aspired to be like you. To be organized, send out important emails at least a month in advance, come up with cute and unique gifts for the teachers, and throw a class party unlike any other 3rd grade class party in the history of mankind. Then I was a […]
Archives for June 2014
Get In Touch With Your Inner Potty Mouth
I’ve been told I’ve inspired people to start exercising, to lose weight, to get organized, to spend more time with their kids, to have more sex with their husbands, and lots of other things. And all of that feels good. Really good… A couple months ago I wrote a post where I declared that I was […]
Shower? My self-esteem can’t handle it.
There is a reason why stay at home moms with young children don’t shower. It’s not because they can’t find the time. It’s because when children under the age of four find out that you are taking a shower, they will watch you. And they will provide you with a running commentary. If you are really lucky, […]
Portfolio Day. Always full of surprises.
Today was Number 5’s “Portfolio Day” at preschool. It’s like the biggest day of the year for the 4-year-olds. And I totally forgot about it. When we pulled into the parking lot at school, Number 5 looked at all the little girls in her class who were also walking into the building. “Mommy? Why do […]
Vulnerability. I like it.
I started out writing this blog over 2 years ago hoping to make people laugh. And to let moms know that all of us struggle. Behind closed doors and outside of Facebook, life can be ugly. Not fun. In fact, sometimes it’s really awful. That’s when I started putting more stuff out there. Sure, I still want […]
I’m picturing a Huntsman.
Last week I got this text from Mo: I’ve told you about my friend Rachel, the medium. Well she has some students who are doing mini readings tomorrow at the place Sound down the street from you. I’m totally going. Let me know if you are interested. Hmmm. I do believe in that stuff. I […]