I have always enjoyed writing. When I was young. I wrote a lot of poetry. I also journaled frequently, either on paper or a keyboard. My favorite journal had black pages and I would decorate each page meticulously with gel pens. I have a floppy disk of some of my old writings. Maybe one day […]
We all have expectations. Planning is part of survival. We plan out so much of life. There is the matter of where food and shelter and our basic needs will be met, and there are other things like social events and education and our responsibilities. Some days, I wrestle with my expectations of what I […]
This morning, I was feeling a little cooped up. It was rainy and dark, and my baby girl slept in until almost 11. I decided that this was as good a day as any to go shopping. My husband needed more work clothes and I needed to figure something out for dinner. I’m a cheapskate, […]
Okay, stay with me here… I remember watching an episode of Nanny 911, where a mother was desperately trying to get everyone ready to get out the door in the morning. Her children were at her pant legs, whining that they didn’t know where their shoes were, that they needed their clothes on, that they […]
The other day, a friend shared a link on Facebook, to an article by Alissa at Creative with Kids. It was entitled You Know What Will Ruin My Kids? or Banishing the Should Mama I am such a “Should” Momma, at least in my head. I look around my house and think, “If I was a good Momma, we wouldn’t […]
I don’t find Air Travel very enjoyable. This is mostly because of the airport experience, rather than the airplane experience, but either way… it’s overwhelming. ESPECIALLY with kids! I did a TON of pre-planning, trying to prepare my kids in advance (as much as you can prepare a 1 and a 3 year old) and […]
Have you ever been going along with life and then something triggered a memory? Well, when this book arrived in a package from my folks, I had one of those moments. Okay, it wasn’t A memory… this book was part of my childhood. I happen to think it might be one of THE best children’s […]
