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Yesterday Was The Nail In The Coffin

December 3, 2018 by not your average mom 4 Comments

I reached a breaking point yesterday. AND I AM DONE. No, it wasn’t with my kids. It wasn’t with my husband. It was with the level of chaos and disorganization and clutter and mess I often allow in my house. I will no longer tolerate it. Let me tell you why. I have to rewind […]

Filed Under: Funny Stuff, Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Parenting Tagged With: clutter, discipline, disorganization, organization, stress, Sunday night dinners, sundays

Letting Go and Finding My Purpose

November 15, 2017 by not your average mom 8 Comments

This is the time of year where I normally begin a slow descent into depression. It took me quite a while to recognize this. Last year was the first time I put two and two together. Every December I become very emotional. Very weepy. Prone to unwarranted and unexpected bouts of tears. My little brother […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: AA, appreciation, brain, control, death, faith, God, gratitude, human being, letting go, purpose, stress

If You Are Having A Hard Time Getting Your Kids Out The Door In The Morning, This Approach May Help.

November 14, 2017 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

Today we had one of those rare mornings where everyone had eaten breakfast, everyone was dressed, all teeth were brushed and all lunches were packed about a half an hour before the buses were coming. What I have learned from experience though, is that even when we are all pretty much ready to go with […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Parenting Tagged With: anxiety, bus, control, gloves, hats, jackets, morning routine, positive discipline, responsibility, stress

It’s Okay To Ask For (And Accept) Help

November 1, 2017 by not your average mom 3 Comments

There is one comment I hear far and above any other as the mom in a large family. I don’t know how you do it. So I’ll fill you in on my secret. But first, one important thing to note is that when you have a lot of kids, it just becomes your new normal. […]

Filed Under: Moneysavers, Parenting, Timesavers Tagged With: costumes, delegate, Halloween, help, parents, stress, village

What do dads stress about? It may not be what you think.

September 9, 2016 by not your average mom 1 Comment

By Renick Morris Recently I came across a quote on Facebook I really enjoyed and it described how moms and women think. It goes something like this: A woman’s mind is like an internet browser that has 300 tabs open at once! Moms think about everything; it’s all connected and you’re passionate about every open tab. […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: backpack, dads, Diego, renick, stress, worry

Mom, what if I don’t get into the high class?

May 22, 2016 by not your average mom 2 Comments

Number 3 is in the middle of standardized testing at school. He came home last week really worried. “Mom, my teacher told me that if we didn’t get a high score we wouldn’t get put in the high classes next year.” Ugh. “But she said if we aren’t in a high class one year, we can […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: AP, master's degree, mental health and children, middle school, standardized testing, stress, stress in preteens, yoga

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