I’d like to come clean about something… I haven’t had a physical in about ten years. And I haven’t seen my gynecologist since I got my tubes tied and my bladder slung back up to where it used to be (totally worth it, by the way) in 2013. Part of the reason for this is […]
Lessons I've Learned
You’re Allowed To Take A Break
For me, the first day of school usually brings along with it the (self-imposed) expectation that I need to both make and check everything off a mile-long to-do list. Like every thing I couldn’t get to over the course of the summer needs to be completed by the time the kids get off the bus. […]
End Of Summer Blues
The kids start school tomorrow. We will have a first, second, third, sixth and seventh grader. The girls are all very excited for the first day. The boys? Not so much. Especially Number 6 who has been crying every night for the last three nights when it’s time to go to bed. He has a […]
Because I Didn’t Want To Miss Out, Mom
It has been almost two months since I quit drinking, but my kids didn’t have any idea that I stopped. I didn’t really drink that often. I pretty much never had a glass of wine or a beer with dinner or even when the kids were awake. And it’s not because I didn’t want them […]
The Christmas Savings Challenge — Because The Holidays Will Be Here Before You Know It
Yesterday I came across a blog post about saving for Christmas. I hate to even mention the C-word when it’s still August, but we start school this week, and once that happens, I can (kind of) start thinking about the holidays. I am not one of those early shoppers. I don’t have all my shopping […]
The Older I Get, The More Clear Things Become
Every year around this time I go through a pretty big decluttering/simplifying stage. And every year my life becomes a tiny bit more manageable. I believe simplifying and streamlining and minimizing is a gradual process for many of us. You can’t slam on the brakes. You’ve gotta slow down gradually. This overwhelming desire to cut […]