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You’re human. You’re going to mess up.

November 16, 2022 by not your average mom 2 Comments

Yesterday while scrolling through Facebook, I saw this post written by my friend Jess at Diary of a Mom: She explained a conversation she had with her daughter about getting a Christmas gift for one of her aides. Ultimately the post ended with Jess realizing she had unintentionally messed up and apologizing to her daughter. […]

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The Last Hurrah and A Reminder (to myself)

August 30, 2022 by not your average mom 2 Comments

I took nine kids to the beach this past Saturday for one last day of summer.  We went to Jennings Beach again. We took the paddle boards and the bikes and the scooters and skateboard and spikeball and we packed firewood and stuff to make s’mores. We knew we wanted to stay all day. The […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: beach days, beaches in CT, Jennings Beach, runner etiquette

Staycation, Day 2 – Sherwood Island State Park

August 17, 2022 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

The kids are with me for the next couple weeks and there’s no money in the budget for a vacation, so we are doing a staycation this year. Yesterday we loaded up the car with the bikes and beach stuff and food and we headed to Sherwood Island State Park in Westport, CT. I’ve been […]

Filed Under: Life at My House, Uncategorized Tagged With: beaches in CT, Connecticut Beaches, sherwood island state park, staycation, vacations on a budget

A Book Review For Moms Like Me — Behind Closed Doors

August 3, 2022 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

First, a disclaimer. I was not an English literature major or anything in college. So don’t be expecting anything professional. As a busy and exhausted mom who still does not have large amounts of uninterrupted time to read anything, my criteria for a good book are as follows: 1) Degree of Difficulty — I like […]

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Front Entryway Makeover, Part I

July 2, 2022 by not your average mom 2 Comments

The front entry to my house looks like this: There is a closet on the left. It had bifold doors on it when we moved here, but they kept coming out of the track. And when the closet doors weren’t closed, they prevented you from opening the front door from the outside. So I took […]

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Not Your Average Mom’s VIPs!

June 30, 2022 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

The first year of divorce was absolutely the most challenging year of my life. It was also the most rewarding. I’m not gonna lie. I spent the first fifteen months after we finalized the divorce treading water and making very little – if any – forward progress in most areas of my life. It’s only recently […]

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