Nine years ago I was at my heaviest (non-pregnant) weight ever. I had given birth to five kids in six years, was overwhelmed, had no money, was in a fucked up marriage and was not taking care of myself. Life looked like this: And this: and this: and this: Nine years ago I was 43 […]
mental health
Anxious Kid – 1 Anxiety – 0
Two days ago I wrote this post about kids and anxiety. In that post, I used my little anxious buddy (with permission) as an example of how anxiety can really be misinterpreted as a behavior problem or a parenting problem. I didn’t really intend for the post to be only about my buddy, but rather […]
Cause I Got Issues
Every Monday at 1:00 I go to therapy with my husband. We have been seeing the same therapist for over a year now. Since we normally go during the school day, the kids are never around when it’s time to go. Now that it’s summer and the kids are home all the time — ALL […]
TEN MONTHS
You know what Wednesday was? It was ten months with no alcohol. TEN MONTHS. TEN MONTHS!!!!!! That’s a big deal for me. But what is even more of a big deal than no booze for over three hundred days is what I realized the day before. It was a pretty big a-ha moment for me. […]
11 Awesome T-Shirts Someone In Your Life Definitely Needs
1. For the Mom Who’s Awesome And Who Also Likes Wine 2. For The Mom or Dad Who Doesn’t Give A Flying F*ck Anymore 3. For The Mom or Dad Who Doesn’t Give A Flying F*ck Anymore (But Who Likes This Font Better) 4. For The Mom Who Has A Sense of Humor. And A Fully Stocked Wine Rack. […]
Maybe a before and after picture isn’t the problem. Instead, maybe the problem is what you focus on in those pictures.
mid·dle age noun 1. the period between early adulthood and old age, usually considered as the years from about 45 to 65 AT 46-years-old, I suppose you could say I’m middle-aged. Middle aged? What the fuck? How the hell did this happen? Falling into the middle aged category always seemed so far away. When I […]