We had the first family meeting we’ve had in a while this morning. Some of the kids have been asking for one for a long time now, and with the change in schedules now that the school year has started, we really needed one. We aren’t all on the same page, and there was something […]
Archives for September 2017
Dermaplaning. Yay, or Nay?
It’s beautiful outside today in Connecticut, so today I just have a quick question. But first a little background. My grandma was a very pretty lady, and she always took great care of herself. But one of the things I remember about her was that she had peach fuzz on her face. It was light […]
Experiences Over Stuff
If you’ve been around here a few years, you know how I feel about birthday parties for kids. I don’t love them. You also know that I’m on a major quest to reduce the amount of stuff we have here in our house. This has led to a birthday tradition with Number 4 where she […]
We All Get What We Tolerate
This past July when I was at a really, REALLY low point and struggling with having all the kids home and trying to work both in and out of the home and feeling hopeless about my marriage and being incredibly stressed out over financial stuff and dealing with this stupid injury in my butt and […]
There Is No Shame In Therapy.
I was talking to a mom recently, and she was telling me that her child who is in elementary school was struggling with anxiety and it’s gotten to the point that it’s affecting the child at school so the kid is now seeing a therapist. And the mom seemed kind of scared to admit this […]
Mommy, I Need To Talk To You.
A couple years ago after totally losing my shit on Number 3 and 4 in the car on the way to a swim meet, I made the decision to stop yelling at my kids. I did this because I felt like an out of control psycho when I yelled at them, because they laughed at […]