As our quarantine enters week four, I’ve had plenty of time to reflect and thought I would share my insightful learning's about this trying time. I’m becoming more like my grandmother every day. Hoarding toilet paper, obsessing about feeding my family and patiently waiting for my 5 pm cocktail. It's possible to own one pair of [...]
I’ve often said you’re only as good looking as your last social media post. Therefore, it was tremendously important to ensure that when tagged, the proper vetting was initiated and agreed upon by both parties. I don’t think this is me being vain, I believe this is a pretty standard agreement amongst the majority of [...]
My last kid is a senior and I have basically given up. Actually I have. I used to pride myself on being somewhat of a super mom in my chosen lane – not a “PTA mom” or “cut the crust off a sandwich mom” but an “I’ll volunteer to lead this” mom. I’ve been a [...]
Yesterday I enjoyed a good old-fashioned snow day with my boy. This might seem like no big deal to you, however, with Justin going off to college in seven short months, any time I can spend being a mom of a kid is awesome. It was a usual day. He slept in until noon while [...]
Justin, my youngest child, turned 18 this week. So, I'm happy to report that my time as a mother is complete! Phew... it was hard there for a while. Intercourse, sickness, weight gain, decorating, showers, birth, sleepless nights, breast-feeding, endless worry, child-proofing, sicknesses, teaching, feeding, playing, repeating, daycare, nursery school, baby sitters, play dates, Tooth [...]
I just had a month off and I'm exhausted. My company was recently acquired by another and we had a pregnant pause of 30 days before we got our walking papers. I've had a steady job since I was 14 so I’ve been waiting 36 YEARS for this opportunity. Every day a new adventure! Finally, [...]
I got this pic from a good friend this weekend. This brings back some strong memories of raising my girl. From a young age, she was a stubborn one. She knew what she liked and what she didn't and Girl Scouts was just one of those things she didn't like. There was no particular reason, [...]
Three years ago, I wrote a blog “My Year of Lasts” about Hannah’s last year of high school. I was so sad thinking about my first baby’s last year at my house. THAT WAS CHILDS PLAY. This is my LAST year of lasts with Justin as a senior. This is some serious shit. I’ve spent [...]
For those of you who have been around, you know I love a fresh start. Whether it’s after a stomach flu or a Monday being on the first of the month, I embrace the chance for a new beginning to make a change. This year started as the mother of all fresh start years with [...]
Black and White Photo Challenge, Seven minutes, seven black and white photos of my life. No humans. Short explanations. It all starts with this. No matter how far I go in my life, I keep returning here. We have a complicated relationship. The juice of my life. An awakening of my soul. See [...]
