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It’s What We Did For Each Other

August 23, 2021 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

I don’t know about you guys, but this was a pretty challenging summer for me, and it followed and extremely challenging 18 months. Getting divorced in the middle of a pandemic while homeschooling two of the kids and moving to a new house was, um… Well it fucking sucked. One of the things keeping me […]

Filed Under: Life at My House Tagged With: empowerment, it takes a village, vacation, women helping women

The Power Of A Village

October 30, 2019 by not your average mom 2 Comments

The homework phase of parenting is one that I am 100% positive I will never never never never never never never NEVER EVER miss. It’s the worst. Before I was a parent, I was a teacher for twelve years, and all I have to say is I’M SO SORRY. You really have no idea what […]

Filed Under: Funny Stuff, Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Parenting, Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: it takes a village, moms working together, teamwork

Reminders

September 14, 2015 by not your average mom 3 Comments

Last Friday was the first day all the kids were in school at the same time. And I loved it. I couldn’t wait for today, Monday, when it would happen again. And then when I was at Number 3’s baseball game this weekend, one of the moms there told me there was no school today. […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: friends, it takes a village

It’s all good. And if it’s not, it will be.

June 13, 2014 by not your average mom 1 Comment

If you have been around here for a while, you know that we are in the midst of the shittiest financial situation we have ever been in. I put this information out there about a year ago. Not because I was looking for help, but just because carrying that burden of financial difficulties on your […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: better to give than to receive, it takes a village

I want to go far.

February 28, 2014 by not your average mom 1 Comment

A couple days ago, one of my friends posted this on her Facebook page: It’s been about 2 months since my breakdown, and it’s been about 2 months of It Takes a Village Thursdays here at my house. Every Thursday morning, 3 of my friends come over between the hours of 9 and 12. It isn’t […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: If you want to go fast go alone if you want to go far go together, it takes a village

Save the Traumas for these Mamas

January 31, 2014 by not your average mom 4 Comments

You know how I recently had a bit of a nervous breakdown. And how the cavalry swooped in to save me. You know how I got over being stubborn and reached out for help. Yesterday was the second It Takes a Village Thursday. Three of my friends came over to help out. The Trauma Mamas. Last week […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: asking for help, it takes a village, letting go

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