If you’ve been around here since the beginning then you may recall I’ve never been a fan of the Elf of the Shelf. This was for three main reasons. The first was that I was so overwhelmed when the kids were little I couldn’t fathom having one more thing to be responsible for. The second
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I Choose to see the Opportunities
The kids went to their father’s house today at noon. They are with him for the whole weekend. I had a Facebook live to do for E-School, and then I was going to just chill out for a little bit. It was a cold and rainy morning here in CT, so it was the perfect
A Lot Can Change In A Year
Last year I was supposed to finalize my divorce the day before Thanksgiving. The process had been started 14 months earlier and was dragging on and on and on and I was very much looking forward to just getting everything wrapped up and being able to finally move on. The day before we were supposed
Finding Myself Again
I finalized my divorce in December 2020, and I moved into a new place in February 2021. I was married for sixteen years. In that time I became a step mom to two step sons, gave birth to five kids, and completely lost track of who I was. The decision to leave my house
The Self-Care During the Holidays Bingo Series
I’m a little late in getting this post written, but I’ve got goals for November, and this is one of them. So I’ll cut right to the chase. I’m running a fun, self-care bingo series for the next 7 weeks. It’s a fun way for you to not stop taking care of yourself as we
Our New Toothbrush System (It’s Forking Awesome)
Yesterday I came home to this in my bathroom: One or more of the kids had gotten their hands on the label maker. Okay, now in order to tell the rest of this story I need to rewind. Last week I shared on the Not Your Average Mom FB Page that we had a slight