Every year when I am asked the question, “What do you want for Mother’s Day?” I say the same things. I want to be able to do all the stuff I used to before I had kids. I want someone else to clean my house. I want some appreciation for everything I do. But I […]
Mental Health
Moms Get Shit Done
When I was a young mom, I compared myself to every other mom out there. My house wasn’t as clean as theirs was, my kids weren’t dressed as nicely as theirs were, I wasn’t as thin as them, as pretty as them, as put together as them, as organized as them… The list went on […]
I’m Okay With People Being Wrong About Me
I have been doing quite a bit of soul searching in the last few months. For lots of different reasons. The difficulties in my marriage have really prompted me to take a good, hard look at myself. Parenting teenagers and pre-teens will certainly encourage a person to do a whole buttload of self-reflection. I suppose […]
Which Way Are You Training Yourself?
I learned something yesterday. Over the past couple months I have really been trying to be aware of what I do and when I do it and WHY I do it. And boy have I had a wake up call. One thing I have really been paying attention to is my lack of focus. I […]
A Flower Does Not Think Of Competing With The Flower Next To It
I started writing this blog almost seven years ago. Can you believe it? This is what Number 3 looked like: This is what Number 4 looked like: This is what Number 5 looked like: This is what Number 6 looked like: And this is what Number 7 looked like: Here they all are now: A […]
Reminders From The Universe
This is a rough time of year for swimming families. Most Championship meets for the winter swim season are in February and March, and that means that in the weeks leading up to those championships, there are a bunch of other swim meets for kids to swim in and hopefully get the qualifying times to […]