I’m sitting on the bathroom floor of a hotel room in Long Island writing a blog post at 9:49 pm on a Friday night because I am here for a swim meet with Numbers 4, 5 and 7. And I have challenged myself to write a blog post every day at least for the month […]
Lessons I've Learned
The Best Morning I’ve Had in Years
A couple days ago I announced that I was done. DONE with being disorganized and consequently perpetually stressed and annoyed and short-tempered with my family. I was met with lots and lots of support upon this proclamation. But there were a couple people concerned that I was putting too much pressure on myself or that […]
Yesterday Was The Nail In The Coffin
I reached a breaking point yesterday. AND I AM DONE. No, it wasn’t with my kids. It wasn’t with my husband. It was with the level of chaos and disorganization and clutter and mess I often allow in my house. I will no longer tolerate it. Let me tell you why. I have to rewind […]
I Got In The Picture And I Liked It.
This is one of the only pictures I have of myself with the kids for about a six year time period. It’s a terrible picture of me. And when I saw it, I silently decided I would not be in any other pictures for an indefinite period of time because it was just so awful. […]
Nothing To Complain About
I have never been a fan of winter, really. And it’s not really even winter yet. It’s still technically fall for another month. But today we had our first snowstorm here in Connecticut. The kids had an early dismissal because the snow was supposed to start around the time the kids were getting out of […]
Five Minutes A Day Goes A Really Long Way
This morning I had a little extra time, so I made some cinnamon rolls for the kids for breakfast. I use a can of crescent rolls to make them. It’s really pretty simple. Here’s the recipe. This was around 6:50 in the morning. Number 5 is my early riser. She’s usually awake before 6:30, and […]
