I was raised to follow rules. There were lots of rules to follow at home. There were right ways to do things and wrong ways to do things. Actually, there was one right way to do things and every other way was wrong. So when I first became a mom, even though I’ve taught and
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The Fundamentals
I spent yesterday intermittently crying. It was situational, but I have also been under quite a bit of stress recently. I knew I needed to get back to basics and take care of myself and my environment today. I spent about five hours cleaning. The kitchen is totally clean. The dining room is totally clean.
The hard stuff brings the good stuff
Today was a hard day. Like an I don’t know if I can handle this anymore kind of a day. The kind of day where everything just comes to a head and you break down. I cried a lot today. I cried in the car this morning after I dropped the kids off at swim
I guess I’ve come full circle.
My oldest son, Kristofer, was a pretty shy kid. He spent his only year of preschool being a lurker in the background. His teachers were a little concerned that he never spoke in class. Like literally never. He was the same in kindergarten and first grade. Very quiet, very shy, and very easily intimidated. He
It’s Time To Share the Names of the Kids
When I first started writing the blog back in 2012, I was married and we had seven kids at home – my two stepsons and the five kids I had with my husband. I asked a good friend who had a large blog following at the time if she had any advice, and she recommended
What we had for breakfast last week
I don’t know what prompted me to post what I made the kids for breakfast last week, but I had fun doing it, so I just kept going. Here’s what I posted last Tuesday: Breakfast for five kids ages 10, 12, 13, 15, 17 (5 on the swim team, 2 kids @ morning practice from