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Sometimes You Set An Example For Your Kids, But Other Times They Set One For *You*

December 20, 2018 by not your average mom 1 Comment

I want to share a quick story with you. Earlier today on the Facebook page I shared this post I wrote last year about Number 4 starting to babysit and how her, let’s just say… exuberant personality that I once thought would be the death of me had served her well. Because now at twelve […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Parenting Tagged With: babysitting, christmas shopping, kids earning money, presents, responsibility

Don’t Wait For Your Family To Give You A Mother’s Day Gift

May 14, 2017 by not your average mom 2 Comments

On Mother’s Day,  Facebook is flooded with articles of What Moms Really Want For Mother’s Day. For most of us, it’s nothing major.  It’s a day where we don’t have to take care of anyone else. Where we can sleep and have some alone time. An opportunity to recharge. But for many of us, it’s […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: family, gymnastics, hotel, massage, mom, Mother's Day, Mother's Day gifts, presents

The Little Bear

December 22, 2016 by not your average mom 4 Comments

For the first time in the history of, um… ever, I have all my Christmas shopping done. And all of my presents are wrapped. It’s a Christmas miracle. Of course, that means that one of the kids was going to add something onto their Christmas list, something that they wanted MORE. THAN. ANYTHING. Number 4, […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Parenting, Your Daily Dose Tagged With: Christmas, ipod, Number 4, presents, summer, the little bear

To All The Moms At Christmas

December 21, 2016 by not your average mom 7 Comments

My aunt always used to say that Christmas is a woman’s holiday. And she’s totally right. Before I go any further, this post isn’t about bashing dads. And I know there are a handful of fathers out there who do help out with shopping and wrapping and whatever. But for the most part, moms around […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: advent calendars, Christmas, cookies, gingerbread houses, holida, Holiday, husband, presents, Shopping

Last night we made a pretty great memory.

December 14, 2016 by not your average mom 2 Comments

A little over an hour from my house in Essex, CT, there’s an historic railroad company where you can ride on old school steam trains. And at Christmas time, they transform their trains into the “Polar Express”, and you can ride a vintage car to the North Pole. For the last four years, I have very […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Parenting, Your Daily Dose Tagged With: essex, hot chocolate, mrs. claus, polar express, presents, Santa, Santa Claus, steamtrain

12 “Non-Stuff” Gifts to Give Your Kids This Holiday Season

November 21, 2016 by not your average mom 6 Comments

We used to be one of those overboard families on birthdays and Christmas. Then we ran into major financial trouble, and we had to start seriously reassessing how we were doing things. This ultimately led to us adopting the Four Christmas Gift Rule. Then this past spring, a professional organizer helped me get my act […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Mental Health, Parenting Tagged With: Christmas, city, clutter, Happy, Holiday, organizer, presents, stuff

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