We all have that one thing we really don’t want to do. The email we’re avoiding.The laundry pile.The workout.The awkward conversation. That’s your frog. The trick? Do it right away. Either way, the frog is causing you discomfort. When you “eat the frog” first thing in the morning, you take care of the worst thing […]
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Boundaries, Part II: Are you setting yourself on fire?
One of my favorite quotes is, “You are not required to set yourself on fire to keep other people warm.” I think most women, and mothers in particular, grew up with this setting-yourself-on-fire mentality. You place not only the needs, but also the wants of other people ahead of you at all times. You do […]
Setting Boundaries, Part 1
It wasn’t until a couple months ago I realized I had almost no boundaries with the kids. We aren’t talking Lord-of-the-Flies-lack-of-boundaries or anything – they have expectations and responsibilities and the majority of people who know them would tell you they are hardworking, respectful, polite, decent (not perfect) human beings. But hardworking, polite, decent kids […]
Thank God It’s Not The Big C
Last Tuesday I woke up around 1 am with excruciating abdominal pain. Within ten minutes I was completely drenched with sweat from head to toe, writhing around in agony on my bathroom floor. I have never in my life experienced pain like that. It was horrible. The pain subsided somewhat, but definitely didn’t disappear. I […]
A Perfect 18th Birthday
If you’ve been around here since the beginning, you know how I feel about birthday parties for kids. I’m not a fan of over-the-top parties. I wrote some pretty opinionated posts about kid parties back in the day. I still have the same opinion. I like simple birthday parties. Only now I don’t feel the […]
Senior Year
The end of the school year is no joke for anyone. There are parties and concerts and ceremonies and all the regular end-of-the-year hoopla. Senior year is a whole different story. I was not sufficiently prepared for senior year. Like not even close. There are so many extra things that need to be done. They […]