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I’m looking at the Mom in the mirror. I’m asking her to change her ways.

November 7, 2013 by not your average mom 26 Comments

I kind of put a lot of things on hold or pushed them aside for the marathon. So now I’m on a quest to get organized and catch up. I’m also on a mission to become more organized in general. Permanently. I can’t take it anymore. The other day I was listening to Howard Stern. […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Mental Health, Parenting, Self Care, Your Daily Dose Tagged With: making a schedule, organization, quality time with the kids

Why be honest when you can be passive aggressive? Or, how to completely destroy a friendship.

May 11, 2013 by not your average mom 1 Comment

About 5 years ago, a very close friend of mine asked my husband to do a really small job at her house. Those little “handyman” type projects aren’t really his thing, but I kind of begged him to do it. My friend had a reputation for being a little, um, difficult. And demanding. She lived […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Self Care, Your Daily Dose Tagged With: apologies, confrontation, passive aggressive

Don’t I know you from somewhere?

April 29, 2013 by not your average mom 4 Comments

So four really awesome things happened last week… First Awesome Thing That Happened: The day after Lose to Win was over, I wrote a letter every spin instructor, trainer, and staff member at the Y and personally hand delivered them. Some of the people weren’t there when I delivered them, so I left the remaining […]

Filed Under: Exercise, Self Care, Sound Mind Sound Body, Your Daily Dose Tagged With: biggest loser, Lose to Win, weight loss, weight loss inspiration, weight loss motivation

my dirty (not so) little secret

June 12, 2012 by not your average mom 7 Comments

My alarm goes off every morning at 4:00 a.m.  I usually hit snooze a couple times, but I’m sitting at the computer sometime between 4:30 and 4:45 every morning. Although it’s early, I look forward to this little sliver of “me” time.  I get my coffee, go up to the office, and start writing.  I love being […]

Filed Under: Life at My House, Mental Health, Self Care, Your Daily Dose

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