Always evolving, Never Average
Fourteen years and six months ago after polishing off a bottle of wine and a pack of cigarettes by myself, I took a pregnancy test. I have no idea what prompted me to do this or why I even had a pregnancy test at home in the first place. It was positive. I was drunk …Read More
It was Number 7’s birthday on Friday. She turned seven years old. Number 7 has the latest birthday of all the kids, so she is always waiting and waiting and waiting AND WAITING for her big day to come. Everyone who knows me knows I have an issue with over-the-top birthday celebrations for kids for …Read More
On Number 4’s 7th birthday we started a birthday tradition. Instead of getting a bunch of stuff, Number 4 and I had a birthday experience. We had very little money at the time, and I contacted a local salon and they offered to give us complimentary manicures and pedicures and Number 4 got her hair …Read More
I will often greet my kids with a “How is my favorite third grader today?” Or a “How is my favorite eight and under swimmer?” On the kids’ birthdays, when I wake them up in the morning or when they come downstairs I say, “How is my favorite [however many]-year-old?” Of course they love that …Read More
I am always confused by the people who post birthday messages to their young kids on Facebook. You know, the posts like “Happy Birthday to the kindest, smartest, most beautiful, talented and amazing 12-year-old I know. We love you so much!” These confuse me because the kids who are on the receiving end of these …Read More
I am not anti-birthday celebration. At all. But I am anti-massive-birthday-parties-for-kids-every-year. As I try to simplify and focus on the things that are really important and rid my life of stuff that doesn’t make me happy or improve the quality of my life but takes up my time, money and energy, over-the-top birthday parties for …Read More
If you’ve been around here a few years, you know how I feel about birthday parties for kids. I don’t love them. You also know that I’m on a major quest to reduce the amount of stuff we have here in our house. This has led to a birthday tradition with Number 4 where she …Read More
Happy Birthday to my favorite 7 and 8-year-old! (Yes, exactly a year apart! No, they weren’t scheduled C-sections!) Time sure is flying. Savor the moments! Not Your Average T-Shirts. Check ‘Em Out! please take 10 seconds to vote for me 🙂
If you follow me on Facebook, you may know it’s my 12th wedding anniversary today. It’s also my 47th birthday today. Yes. I got married on my 35th birthday. Which was like the dumbest thing ever. Because somehow, my husband is under the impression that I’m totally okay with a joint birthday/anniversary celebration.’ Actually, I …Read More
Happy Birthday to my favorite six and seven-year-olds! (And yes, they are EXACTLY one year apart, and no, I didn’t have C-sections!) It seems like this was just yesterday. I can’t stop you from growing. So instead, I guess I’ll do my best to be mindful on the ride. Please keep voting!
