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Making A Deposit In The Bank Of Hard Shit

March 2, 2021 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

My ten-year-old went back to school for the first time today after being out of a classroom for just shy of a year and being homeschooled since September 2020. Now that the elementary schools are back full time and the K-8 kids are in school five days a week aaaand we are settled into our […]

Filed Under: Life at My House Tagged With: comfort zones, dealing with discomfort, sitting in discomfort

The Leather Couch

February 24, 2021 by not your average mom 6 Comments

Being divorced and living on my own is a strange feeling. It’s starting to feel “normal.” But it’s still a little weird. It’s weird to have an absence of tension in my house. It’s weird to have peace. It’s weird to have freedom. It’s awesome.  But it’s still a little weird. What’s also weird is […]

Filed Under: Life at My House Tagged With: moving furniture, problem solving, single mom, teamwork

The Next Chapter

February 21, 2021 by not your average mom 6 Comments

Two weeks and two days ago, my parents closed on a new home for the kids and me. I’m renting it from them until I can qualify for a mortgage on my own. The journey from first seeing the house to closing on it was a long and VERY emotional one – it was a […]

Filed Under: Life at My House Tagged With: life after divorce, moving, new beginnings, new homes

My New Chair

December 16, 2020 by not your average mom 2 Comments

If lack of motivation, lack of time or multiple failed attempts are holding you back from making changes in 2021, my FREE challenge will fix that. Register NOW! If you’ve seen any of my Facebook lives on the NYAN Facebook page then you’ve seen my office. It’s a tiny little space not much bigger than […]

Filed Under: Life at My House Tagged With: Christmas gifts, desk chairs, Island of the Misfit Toys

It Took Eleven Years And It Was Worth The Wait

December 5, 2020 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

If lack of motivation, lack of time or multiple failed attempts are holding you back from making changes in 2021, my FREE challenge will fix that. Register NOW! Eleven years ago, on Christmas in 2009, my aunt gave Number 3 a bunch of Jan Brett books for Christmas. She gave us The Hat and The […]

Filed Under: Life at My House Tagged With: advent calendars, Christmas traditions, gingerbread cookies, Gingerbread friends, Jan Brett

A Perfect Christmas Gift

November 22, 2020 by not your average mom 1 Comment

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about Christmas lately. I’ve been thinking about how so many of us will not be seeing relatives from far away and I’ve been thinking about how so many families might be in a situation where this could be the last Christmas for some of their older relatives and […]

Filed Under: Life at My House Tagged With: Christmas gifts, Christmas gifts for relatives, handmade Christmas gifts, making memories

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