Always evolving, Never Average
On Friday I lost it on the kids. I yelled. I swore. I threatened. I completely panicked. There are lots of reasons I arrived at this point on Friday. And I did a lot of thinking over the weekend. Then this morning a friend of mine posted something on Facebook. She said, I was at a meeting …Read More
There is one comment I hear far and above any other as the mom in a large family. I don’t know how you do it. So I’ll fill you in on my secret. But first, one important thing to note is that when you have a lot of kids, it just becomes your new normal. …Read More
I get quite a few emails from readers. Every once in a while, one of those emails will turn into a back and forth conversation that unexpectedly turns into a friendship. And as a result, I have a couple Facebook friends who I “met” through the blog. This happened a couple years ago with this really …Read More
I have spent the past two days in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I came down here from CT to attend a program entitled Teaching Parenting the Positive Discipline Way. And it was awesome. And while I’m sitting here in the Fort Lauderdale airport waiting for my delayed plane, I thought I’d share some things I discovered in …Read More
I’ve spent the past couple months in blog limbo. Like many things I do, I started this blog on a whim with no plan. I also knew nothing about blogging. But I always had the goal of supporting my family from it. I’m not quite there yet. And now I’m at kind of a crossroads. …Read More
If you are overwhelmed and in debt and feel like you are drowning and there is no help in sight, I can relate. But don’t give up hope! If you are willing to make some changes, you can definitely climb out of the hole. It won’t be easy, but it’s easier than what you are …Read More
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 …Read More
I want to be able to do it all. By myself. I want to work out 3 hours a day. And win this whole fucking Lose to Win thing. I want to stay on top of the laundry. And reply to all my emails in a timely manner. Or respond to all my emails at all. …Read More
