Okay Moms. It’s that time again! Summer is over. Labor Day is behind us. No matter what part of the country you live in, your kids are back in school. It’s time for you to start taking better care of yourself. It’s time for me to do my best to motivate you to lead a […]
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End Of Summer Blues
The kids start school tomorrow. We will have a first, second, third, sixth and seventh grader. The girls are all very excited for the first day. The boys? Not so much. Especially Number 6 who has been crying every night for the last three nights when it’s time to go to bed. He has a […]
One Way I (Effectively) Deal With Power Struggles At Bedtime
Number 6 and Number 7 share a room. And every night, we have the same routine at bedtime. I read them a story, and then I lie down in their beds with them and sing them each two songs while I rub/scratch their backs. Usually we do things in the same order. I sit on […]
I Want To Help You Burn Off Your Crazy. Or Just Get Up Off Your Butt.
One of the things I feel super passionate about is exercise. I don’t view exercise solely as a means to lose weight. It can definitely help in that department, but for me, exercise is the foundation for pretty much everything. For me, exercise is an antidepressant. I have been Zoloft/Celexa/Lexapro/Everything Else free since exercise became […]
Seven Things You Can Do To Make Your Morning Routine Run More Smoothly
Last week the kids were off from school for spring break, and then yesterday was Easter. We had a great “staycation” full of mini adventures. The first five days of break we went geocaching, visited The Elephant’s Trunk Flea Market, went to a local creamery for ice cream, went to the beach, and went to […]
Because we all do stupid sh*t to get our kids to sleep at night.
Number 6 (6 years old) and Number 7 (5 years old) share a room. They are old enough that sleeping through the night isn’t an issue anymore, but young enough that they still want (and need) the whole bedtime routine. I often wonder about other peoples’ bedtime routines. Ours goes like this: Get pjs on. […]