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Marriage Is (Still) Fucking Hard

September 18, 2017 by not your average mom 4 Comments

It’s my 48th birthday today. It’s also my 13th wedding anniversary. As my husband put it this morning, it’s my Birthiversary. I gotta tell you, I did not think we were going to make it this far. My husband and I have struggled for basically our entire marriage. But the last two months have been […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: anniversary, birthday, birthiversary, marriage, mustache, therapist, therapy

An Almost Perfect Present

June 25, 2017 by not your average mom 1 Comment

Number 5 and 6’s birthday was last week, and one of  Number 5’s gifts was to go to the salon with me for her first mani/pedi. She has been begging for this for a couple years now, and she is my girliest girl, so I knew she would truly enjoy and appreciate the experience. Not […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: birthday, mani, manicure, Number 5, Number 6, pedi, pedicure, present, salon, surprise, technician

For Those Of You Struggling With The Transition Into Summer

June 22, 2017 by not your average mom 2 Comments

This first day of summer has snuck up on me. I’m not prepared. I’m not organized. It’s kind of like when Christmas seems so far away, and you know you have plenty of time. And then all of a sudden, BAM. It’s Christmas Eve Day and you haven’t wrapped a single present. You haven’t even […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: birthday, facebook, first day of school, freaking, last day of school, Number 3, practice, present, school, summer, swim

A Simple, Affordable and Super Cute Way To Celebrate Your Kid’s Birthday

March 23, 2017 by not your average mom 1 Comment

It’s no secret how I feel about over-the-top birthday parties. I hate them. That doesn’t mean I don’t think everyone deserves some kind of celebration on their birthday. Of course they do! But if you are like me, if you are on a budget, if you have more than one kid, if you have a crazy schedule, if you […]

Filed Under: Moneysavers, Timesavers Tagged With: birthday, diner, dining room, dinner, easy birthday ideas for kids, inexpensive birthday party ideas for kids, party, restaurant, simple birthday celebrations for kids

A Reminder To All Moms (And Dads)

February 2, 2017 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

Dear Moms (And Dads), I thought maybe you could use a reminder. Because last night I  had one of those nights and I realized that I needed one, too. Whatever that thing is you are freaking out over right now? Um… It’s not that big a deal. Oh, wait… Your thing is different? Your thing […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: birthday, chill, jerry seinfeld, kids, listen, opportunities, positive discipline, television, trophy

It’s Time To Mourn

December 2, 2016 by not your average mom 5 Comments

Sometimes you need a few whacks in the head before something really starts to sink in. You know how  Facebook’s “on this day” reminds you of all the  things you commented on and shared every year before on that date? Two years ago exactly, I wrote a post about how I was struggling — “…My head is […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: birthday, brother, crying, death, depression, leukemia, mourn

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