Last week I wrote a post and described what my afternoons are like on the weekdays, and someone commented asking when we eat dinner and then said something along the lines of that sounds exhausting. My afternoons are definitely exhausting. As soon as Number 3 gets home, I have to get him to swim practice […]
Archives for September 2016
Change needs to start at the bottom.
Last week I was nominated to do the #22Kill push-up challenge. If you are involved in any form of social media, chances are high that you know what it is. I had seen in floating around Facebook. I’ve seen many of my friends doing push-ups. I knew the campaign was to bring awareness to the fact […]
The Seven Best Words in the English Language
You know what the seven best words in the English language are? Mommy, I love you so, so much? No. Those are good. But they’re not the best. Let me watch your kids all day? Not quite. I just went poop in the potty? Very close. But no… Susie Johnson, you just won the lottery? […]
What do dads stress about? It may not be what you think.
By Renick Morris Recently I came across a quote on Facebook I really enjoyed and it described how moms and women think. It goes something like this: A woman’s mind is like an internet browser that has 300 tabs open at once! Moms think about everything; it’s all connected and you’re passionate about every open tab. […]
I give myself permission to accept this gift!
Something exciting is happening to me tomorrow. Or for me. Something as exciting as when all the kids went back to school. For me, anyway. But before I get to that, I need to confess something. I hate to clean. I mean, I really fucking hate it. I hate it more than I hate that […]
Mom, are you alright?
Welcome back to the official start of afternoon mayhem, Everyone! The Logistical Olympics have begun! Are you all ready? Yesterday afternoon we had one kid start a new job, four kids at three different swim practices, one kid at a baseball practice, and a kindergarten open house. I am out of after school shape. Now that […]