So here is why I want you to take my e-course. Obviously, one reason is that I could use the money. But that’s not the only reason. It’s not really even the biggest reason. When I was in second grade I remember helping this girl in my class figure out how to solve a math […]
Archives for July 2014
Sometimes the mailbox brings bad news. Other times, it doesn’t.
I made the dreaded trip out to the mailbox this morning for the first time in a while. Like over a week. Possibly even two. When you are out of money, the last thing you want to do is open that mothereffer up. Because the only thing in it is a bunch of envelopes containing reminders of exactly […]
Because I love me!
Up until about five years ago, I had some pretty serious issues with self confidence. The night before my first day of kindergarten, I had a meltdown because I didn’t think I was smart enough to start school. I spent all of middle school thinking I was overweight. Like really overweight. (That’s me in 7th […]
Don’t rush the milestones.
You know when you have a baby, and you just can’t wait for him or her to do things? Like you can’t wait for him to crawl? But then you realize that crawling means your kids immediately become obsessed with the stairs? Or you can’t wait for your kid to walk, but then you realize […]
You’ve come a long way, Baby.
My grandmother, my dad’s mother, was one of four girls. Two of them ended up settling close to each other in California and the other two, my grandmother and my Aunt J, stayed here in Connecticut. They lived within a mile of each other for their entire lives. My grandma died in December. That left […]
I wish you well…
I’ve said before that I started this blog for two reasons: 1) to make people laugh and 2) to let moms (and dads) know it’s okay to acknowledge that sometimes you feel like you are doing things all wrong. That being a parent totally sucks sometimes. And that we all, on occasion and to varying degrees, […]