Always evolving, Never Average
You know what yesterday was? October 2nd. You know why October 2, 2018 is significant to me? Because it’s fifteen months from July 2, 2017. And you know what happened on July 2, 2017? On July 2, 2017 I stopped drinking alcohol. It has now been fifteen months — and one day — without a …Read More
When your kids are pushing your buttons and driving you insane and testing your very last bit of patience, the usually aren’t trying to intentionally piss you off. They are trying to send you a message. They need some attention. If anyone can relate to this, it’s me. It’s probably my biggest challenge as a …Read More
I am doing my first triathlon in four years on Sunday. I had pretty big plans for it. I was going to be in the best swimming shape I’ve been in in years. I was going to have many miles logged on the bike. It’s only like my sixth or seventh triathlon, so it’s not …Read More
Two big things happened today. First, we got our internet back tonight. While I have mixed emotions about this because I realized in the past week Iwaste too much time online and it’s affecting other areas of my life, it’s definitely nice to be able to do things like quickly check the weather or look …Read More
*** This post will contain way too much information for some peoples’ comfort level. Consider yourself warned. *** When you go in to meet with your doctor before you have any kind of surgery, you are given a whole list of things that could possibly go wrong. Nobody really plans on any of these …Read More
I started writing this blog about five and a half years ago. Number 4 was five years old at the time. And if you were here back in the beginning, you’ll probably recall that she was a bit of a handful. Straight out of the uterus, she gave me a run for my money. In …Read More
About ten days ago, I did my first news segment on WTNH News 8. It was a back to school segment where I talked about ways you can save money on back to school stuff. (If you didn’t see it, you can watch it here: Not Your Average Mom On 4 Ways to Save on …Read More
I was born and raised in Connecticut. Although we’ve had a relatively mild winter in New England this year, we are used to significant snowstorms. Some years we are hit with multiple blizzards. Some years we only get a couple inches here and there. A couple days ago, we had a near blizzard here. About …Read More
If you read my last post, you know that Number 7 failed two hearing screenings at school and I had a minor (okay major) freak out. First of all, THANK YOU for all the comments and emails and messages and support. I really appreciate all you have had to say. It was very reassuring. Plus …Read More
You know what the seven best words in the English language are? Mommy, I love you so, so much? No. Those are good. But they’re not the best. Let me watch your kids all day? Not quite. I just went poop in the potty? Very close. But no… Susie Johnson, you just won the lottery? …Read More
