My parents were in the same kindergarten class. Can you imagine? They started dating when they were 14, and they were married by 20. You don’t see that happen too often anymore. Or ever. So when they were 24, I entered the picture. When I was a freshman in college, my parents were 41. The […]
Your Daily Dose
Now that it’s March, I should probably buy a 2013 calendar.
Monday night I had one of the worst night’s sleep I’ve had in a long time. I started off the day exhausted and demoralized. Because, you know, I did about 5 million minutes of cardio the week before and lost exactly 0 pounds. And it was the first Daylight Savings Monday, which is always fun. […]
The people who mind don’t matter. And the people who matter don’t mind.
“How many kids do you have?” What exactly do you mean when you ask this question? How many kids do you have… to take care of? How many kids do you have… living in your home? How many kids do you have… to worry about? How many kids do you have…to give your love and attention to? […]
Some deposits last longer than others.
We had a decent snow storm Thursday night and so yesterday there was no school. My husband is building a garage and wasn’t able to work outside, so he got to stay home . He was making pancakes, and I was getting ready to go outside and shovel out the driveway and my car so I could go […]
I CAN please more than one person per day. As long as I start with myself.
So I’m over feeling guilty about taking time for myself. And going out with my friends. And getting massages. And accepting help. In the past 6 days, I have done all 4 of those things. I even did one of them twice. You know what? The world didn’t end. My kids didn’t self destruct. And neither […]
I really need to make a deposit.
People say that raising children is the hardest job there is. I agree that it’s hard. Really hard. But I don’t think it’s the hardest job. I think being married is. You can say your husband (or wife) is your best friend, your soulmate, whatever… But when it comes down to it, you don’t feel […]