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Hang in there, Mama Bear.

June 29, 2022 by not your average mom 1 Comment

I live in suburban Connecticut where bear sightings are fairly common. Friends would post their backyard bear pics and I’d be so jealous. WHEN THE HECK AM I GOING TO SEE MY FIRST BEAR??? I’d think to myself every time. And then, my first bear sighting finally arrived almost 2 years ago to the day. […]

Filed Under: Life at My House Tagged With: bear sightings, bear sightings in CT, Candlewood Lake Bear sightings, incredible bear sightings

The Dancing Lady

June 27, 2022 by not your average mom 6 Comments

There is a road in town I drive back and forth on like five times a day. It’s a pretty well-traveled road for lots of people in town. There’s a bridge on this road, and there’s been construction work on the bridge for the last week or so. The bridge is basically cut down to […]

Filed Under: Life at My House Tagged With: construction workers, Dancing Lady, mindset, road crew

Seventeen

June 22, 2022 by not your average mom 2 Comments

My oldest turned 17 today. It’s no joke when people say it goes by so fast.  He was just one year old not that long ago, post birthday cake and feeling a little worn out. 2007 and 2008, the Sesame Street Years, were birthdays Number 2… … and birthday number 3. Back in the days […]

Filed Under: Life at My House Tagged With: birthday cake, birthdays, growing up, ice cream cake

First Day Of Summer

June 20, 2022 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

Today was our first official day of summer. Here’s how we spent a big chunk of it. It was a good day.

Filed Under: Life at My House Tagged With: lake life, paddle boarding, summer, summer vacation

This Week In Self-Care and Weight Loss, Episode 3: The People Who Matter Most

March 27, 2022 by not your average mom 4 Comments

On Friday night the kids and I did something we haven’t done in a couple years: We went to see the high school play. Our first experience with the high school play was in 2014 when Number 3 and 4 were extras in the Sound of Music. Here’s Number 4 with Captain von Trapp. 😂 […]

Filed Under: Life at My House Tagged With: connecting with your kids, Grease, high school musicals, spending time with your kids

My Awesome New Bedroom (Makeover on a Budget)

February 11, 2022 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

I had Covid back in January and while I was isolating in my room I started redecorating in my head, and then as soon as I felt up to it I started redecorating in real life. When we first moved into the house last February, my room started out like this: It’s big and has […]

Filed Under: Life at My House, Self Care Tagged With: bedroom before and after, bedroom makeover, decorating on a budget, redecorating on a budget

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