This past Saturday I got back from a two-week road trip with the kids. We were in St. Petersburg, Florida for a swim meet for the first part of our trip. Number 3 and 4 were swimming in the meet, and Number 5, 6, and 7 lucked out and came along for the ride. While […]
Lessons I've Learned
I’m Okay With People Being Wrong About Me
I have been doing quite a bit of soul searching in the last few months. For lots of different reasons. The difficulties in my marriage have really prompted me to take a good, hard look at myself. Parenting teenagers and pre-teens will certainly encourage a person to do a whole buttload of self-reflection. I suppose […]
If You Are Having Trouble Getting Sh*t Done At Home, Try Time Blocking
I was a teacher for ten years. And if there is one thing teachers know how to do it’s use time effectively, manage lots of kids with different needs, and get sh*t done. Once I had a few years of teaching experience under my belt, I was a machine. My classroom was organized, I had […]
Which Way Are You Training Yourself?
I learned something yesterday. Over the past couple months I have really been trying to be aware of what I do and when I do it and WHY I do it. And boy have I had a wake up call. One thing I have really been paying attention to is my lack of focus. I […]
Especially for the Kids
A couple weeks ago I had one of the worst mornings I’ve had with the kids in a long time. A LOOOOOOOONG time. They were at each other’s throats, pushing buttons relentlessly and doing whatever they could to piss each other off. We had multiple massive meltdowns before 7:30 a.m., and I all but dragged […]
A Flower Does Not Think Of Competing With The Flower Next To It
I started writing this blog almost seven years ago. Can you believe it? This is what Number 3 looked like: This is what Number 4 looked like: This is what Number 5 looked like: This is what Number 6 looked like: And this is what Number 7 looked like: Here they all are now: A […]
