We did something awesome today! If you follow NYAM on Facebook, you may have seen my post a couple days ago asking readers to share some of their stay-at-home-for-spring-break-plans. I thought it would be fun to compile a list of activities and ideas for those of us who aren’t off to Disney or somewhere tropical. […]
The Not Your Average Mom Mission
editor’s note: I am in the process of giving my website an overhaul. I’ve revised my “about” page which will be published when the new site is up. Until that happens, I wanted to share the new and improved version with you here. Check it out! Welcome to Not Your Average Mom. My name is Susie, […]
Perfection Is Unattainable. And Stupid. So Stop Trying To Achieve It.
The other day I was talking with a friend who is a bit of a perfectionist. Actually, she’s a raging perfectionist. She would openly admit this. And we were talking about how life is such a challenge sometimes. I was reminded of this picture I recently saw on a friend’s Facebook page: We went back […]
It’s Okay If You Didn’t Do Anything For Your Kids On Valentine’s Day. (And It’s Also Okay If You Did).
When I was a kid (and actually all the way up until I had kids of my own) my grandma sent me a card for Valentine’s Day. Her cards always had some sort of treat taped inside, like a quarter or one stick of Wrigley’s gum in the foil wrapper, as well as a little […]
Word Party
We’ve had a long week, and today was a long day, and the kids are all wiped out. Tonight Number 7 hit a wall and lost her shit. Number 4 did something to piss her off, and then she just started pretty much throwing punches. Normally when she goes off the deep end like that, […]
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. And if it IS broke, maybe you still shouldn’t fix it. At least not for a little while.
Our dryer broke a couple months ago. Our dishwasher broke a few months before that. The way we handled these broken “necessities” after our financial troubles is much different than the way we handled them before. Which could be part of the reason why we entered into financial trouble in the first place. This is not […]