I’ve run myself into the ground again. I don’t know what my problem is, but I have this disorder or something where I keep taking on way too many things. I totally know better. I just finished the Boston Marathon a little less than a month ago, and rather than give myself a break, I […]
Archives for May 2016
Why didn’t I think of that? A newly organized pantry.
Every Thursday morning I have a date with Sue Duval, owner of The Organized Hive. She comes from 8:30 – 12:30, and each week, we have been picking away at different areas of the house. First, she helped me transform my office into a super cute playroom for the kids. Next, she helped me sort […]
A Time-Out Mindset Shift
Changing the way you parent or look at commonly utilized parenting methods is difficult. Paradigm shifts make many of us uncomfortable and that discomfort often causes us to automatically respond with disbelief and opposition. We can also come up with many justifications for why any new idea won’t work for us. We are too busy. Our kids […]
What the flip am I supposed to do with this?
The kids are growing up so fast and life is so hectic with one kid now working and three kids on the swim team, one doing baseball, one doing t-ball, and me working every night. I leave the house at 4: 15, just as the kids are getting home, and by the time I get […]
Mom, What The Heck Are You Talking About???
Every year Number 5 and 6’s school does this 26-Days-Of-School-Left countdown where each day has a theme which is related to a letter of the alphabet. You start with “A” day and work your way down to “Z” day on the last day of school. Number 5 is the girliest of my girls, and she […]
Maximum Threshold Reached
This afternoon after I picked up Number 7 from school, we made a quick stop at the place where I get my hair cut because I had to ask them a question, and when we left they gave Number 7 a lollipop and when we got into the car she took the wrapper off and […]