You know how a kid can totally suck at baseball and make like ten errors in one game and start to feel completely hopeless and dejected, but then out of nowhere he can make an amazing catch that no one ever thought was possible? And even with all those errors in one game, that one awesome […]
Your Daily Dose
For Anyone Who Had A Shitty Mom Day Today
I had a shitty Mom day today. Like probably one of my Top 10 Worst Parenting Days ever. I had big expectations for myself in the productivity department, and then we had a snow day. All the kids were home, my plans went out the window and I was really pissed about it. Really pissed […]
What I Did To Solve Our Toothbrush And Toothpaste Problem (And It Was Pretty Bad)
Numbers 3 through 7 all share a bathroom. Five kids sharing a bathroom can be kind of disastrous. One of the things that constantly drives me insane is the toothpaste. There is fucking toothpaste everywhere. EVERYWHERE. In addition to finding toothpaste in some seriously impressive places, I am constantly being asked to put toothpaste on […]
The Oath Of Motherhood
When you become a doctor, you have to take an oath. Same thing when you become president. I kind of think it should be a requirement when you commit to being a mom. There should be some sort of oath, right? As far as a I know, there isn’t. So I made one. Here it is… […]
40 Bags In 40 Days — I Totally Need This
I’m not really a religious person. But whether you are religious or not, you probably know that we approaching Lent. And while you may know that Lent begins tomorrow, you may not know exactly what Lent is all about. Simply, Lent is a 40 day period leading up to Easter which symbolizes the 40 days […]
The Mom Conference
I don’t know if you remember, but a year ago, I was getting ready to go up to Ottawa, Canada to speak about how to be a mom and not totally lose your shit at The Mom Conference. It was an amazing weekend! Although I was there as a speaker, I also learned a lot from […]
