Number 6 is three years old. He has a bit of a temper. He’s pretty good at throwing a full on, level 10 tantrum when things don’t go his way. Somebody takes his bouncy ball? Code red meltdown He can’t find his blankie? Code red meltdown. Can’t get his shirt on by himself? Code red […]
Your Daily Dose
What Teddy said.
This weight loss thing isn’t easy. In fact, a lot of the time it sucks. But so does being out of shape. Walking up a flight of stairs and panting sucks. Not having the energy to keep up with your kids, and watching them live their lives while you park your ass on the couch […]
We are both learning how to deal with it.
I still haven’t totally learned my lesson regarding procrastination. I’ve definitely gotten better. But I guess the expectation of completely rewiring my 44-year-old procrastinating brain in a couple weeks may be a little unrealistic. One of the things I still struggle with is remembering to have the kids get ready early enough before we have […]
What I learned in therapy this week.
This past week was quite frustrating for me. The weather is seriously pissing me off. My kids keep getting sick. I can’t get into a groove. There are all these things I want to get done and when I can’t get to them I become kind of bitchy. Okay. Majorly bitchy. Especially with the kids. […]
I want to go far.
A couple days ago, one of my friends posted this on her Facebook page: It’s been about 2 months since my breakdown, and it’s been about 2 months of It Takes a Village Thursdays here at my house. Every Thursday morning, 3 of my friends come over between the hours of 9 and 12. It isn’t […]
Moms’ Night Out
11 short years ago I was single. Girls’ Night Out happened pretty regularly. I had one friend in particular who guaranteed that GNO would be pretty fun. A typical GNO with her went down like this: 1. Drink a couple beers at friend’s apartment. 2. Walk down the street to the bars. 3. Find some […]