Good moms have sticky floors, messy kitchens, laundry piles, and nasty cars…...
My car is disgusting. And it’s not just from food. It’s everything. I’m not good about making sure the kids take all their stuff out of it. I’m not good about taking my stuff out either. So in addition...
View ArticleIn my next life, I want to come back as a seahorse.
Ever since April when we stopped watching tv on school nights, I have been reading a chapter book to Numbers 3, 4 and 5, who all share a room, at bedtime. This summer we read Super Fudge and Because of...
View ArticleTGITLMOTSY (Thank God It’s the Last Monday of the School Year)
We are in our last week of school. Yesterday was so nice that we let the kids stay in the pool after Number 3’s baseball game and then we ate outside on the deck and then we had to get the little guys...
View ArticleYou Are The Safe Spot
You are not the extra pounds you are carrying around your midsection. You are the safe spot your children seek for comfort. You are not the cellulite you notice on your legs. You are the strength that...
View ArticleYou Are Not The Only Mom
It’s about the halfway point of summer vacation here in CT. But if you are anything like me, you are way more than halfway to your breaking point, and you are starting to count down the days until...
View ArticleFive Frugal Things
We are officially out of foreclosure now. Hallelujah! And I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately. I can’t speak for everyone else who has been in our shoes, but I can say for sure that the last four...
View Article20 Things You Can Do To Be a Great Parent
Yesterday I came across this question when I was wasting time on Facebook: “I’m going to be a first-time dad in a few weeks… I’m quite nervous! Does anyone have some helpful tips on how I can be a...
View ArticleMy parenting idol is an unwed mother who got knocked up when she was sixteen...
I’ve discovered why I love Gilmore Girls so much. And I’ll be honest. It took me a little while to get to this point. To the point of loving the show so much that I now feel the need to pace myself and...
View ArticleNot Your Average T-Shirts
Something exciting happened for me recently… I was accepted into Amazon’s Merch By Amazon program. What does that mean? It means I can add t-shirt designer to my resume! As of right now, I have seven...
View ArticleDon’t Wait For Your Family To Give You A Mother’s Day Gift
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...
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