I’ve been running a 5-Day Challenge Group since Monday called the Maintain Through The Holidays 5-Day Challenge. The goal of the challenge is to get women thinking about how they overwhelm themselves from Thanksgiving to Christmas and what they need to change in order to 1) take the stress and overwhelm out of the holidays, […]
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Husbands, We Want Your Help During The Holidays
Let’s acknowledge upfront that this post is a generalization and that husbands and dads who help out and contribute to all the extra stuff that accompanies the holidays do exist. That being said, it’s safe to say that many women carry the burden of the holiday responsibilities. The cooking, the shopping, the surprising, the creating. […]
Taking Ownership Of The Holidays
Halloween is over and we are officially at the beginning of the holiday season. Well, in my mind we are. I kind of look at it like this photo a friend shared on his Facebook timeline: As soon as Halloween is over, I go into Christmas mode. Well, I guess that’s not totally true. I […]
You Never Know When The Last Time Will Be
For the first time since I became a mom, I’m not taking the kids trick or treating tonight. Number 3 and 4 are staying home, and Number 5, 6, and 7 all got invited to go trick or treating with different friends. Number 5 and 6 were getting picked up by their friend’s parents, and […]
The Power Of A Village
The homework phase of parenting is one that I am 100% positive I will never never never never never never never NEVER EVER miss. It’s the worst. Before I was a parent, I was a teacher for twelve years, and all I have to say is I’M SO SORRY. You really have no idea what […]
This Is What Happens When You Sit In Your Car In The Driveway For Too Long.
Last night the cat caught a tiny mouse and Number 4 rescued it and named it Chester while I was putting Number 5, 6,and 7 to bed and when I came downstairs she tried to convince me to keep him. We didn’t keep him. Today was a long busy day and Number 4 had a […]
