Yesterday was my four month anniversary. I’ve been booze-free for four months. The days have been easy. But sometimes the nights are hard. Like tonight. Friday nights are rough. Cause that’s when all the moms start really using the wine glass emojis and making jokes about when it’s acceptable to start drinking. Jokes that, in […]
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Last Day, First Day
Last day of school, summer is here. Last day of my baby’s kindergarten year. Last day packing lunches and taking the bus. Last day for alarm clocks and making a fuss. Last day for ripping the brush through the hair, and frantically searching for something to wear. Last day of forgetting to send in the […]
Another Trip Around The Sun
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 🙂
A Simple, Affordable and Super Cute Way To Celebrate Your Kid’s Birthday
It’s no secret how I feel about over-the-top birthday parties. I hate them. That doesn’t mean I don’t think everyone deserves some kind of celebration on their birthday. Of course they do! But if you are like me, if you are on a budget, if you have more than one kid, if you have a crazy schedule, if you […]
Less is definitely more.
We’ve all heard the saying, Money can’t buy happiness. Yes, that’s true. But after what we’ve gone through in the last four years, I now subscribe more to Zig Ziglar’s train of thought: Money isn’t everything in life but it’s reasonably close to oxygen on the gotta have it scale. Having to worry about money […]
What can you say NO to this week?
My midlife crisis continues. But my MLC isn’t about doing things to reclaim my youth. I’m not about to buy a Harley or a Ferrari. I’m not making plans to get plastic surgery and I’m not on the hunt for a twenty-something boyfriend. My midlife crisis is more of a midlife reevaluation. A look at what […]