Respected. Knowledgable. Partner.
Can I take a few minutes and be real? Really real? I’m pretty awful at taking care of my house. It’s clean, but it’s not. It’s free of dirt and crumbs, but it’s a mess. I try to clean bathrooms once a month and wish I’d do it every weekend. After a really long day, when … Continue reading Real life: taking care of the home
Coming home from a 7-day work trip is hard on everyone. Hard for the parent coming home and hard for the parent who has been handling the home. This time I was the one gone and Bryan was wrangling the boys. Of course Maximus spent the first Monday home sick. 😥 We had big plans … Continue reading An anniversary we won’t soon forget
The foundation of parenting is sacrificing. I get that. My needs aren’t usually first. It’s a way of life so much that I find myself not doing anything for myself. I get my hair cut regularly but that’s it. And I’m not sure I count that as doing something for myself. 🙂 I’ve struggled so … Continue reading Making sacrifices
Anyone who knows me very well can tell you that I have the worst eating habits. I’m blessed with a high metabolism and I’ve always abused it. I know, some of you want to punch me. My metabolism has slowed down a little as I’ve gotten older and I, like most people, added a few … Continue reading My start at a healthier me
To me, writing is a chance to start fresh. To fill up the lines (or spaces) of a blank sheet of paper. It’s refreshing and therapeutic. Where do I even start after such a long break? So many ideas and thoughts are floating around in my head, almost constantly. From to-do lists to things I … Continue reading A Blank Page : A Fresh Start
Every week, people find my blog by searching about foot injuries. Either sticking your foot in a bucket of ice, recovery after a cast, or how you know it’s broke. I’ve had a few people email me to say the same thing happened to them or that recover was hard. I’m two years out, and have … Continue reading Follow-up on my broken foot
How many times can I talk about the awful winter that may never end? Well, there was this post and this post, too. Everywhere I go people talk about this dreadful cold and snow that just won’t go away. And when people aren’t talking about it, I can tell they feel it. Generally, I see a lot of … Continue reading No good, rotten, awful winter
Today was a good day. I hate to let the weather set my mood, but I’m totally giving it the credit. It was in the 40s and the sun was out. I’ve missed the sun so much. More than I even realized. For the past couple of months, I’ve had at least one sucky day … Continue reading Surviving this dreadful winter
One year ago, I had a four-week-old baby and we took him to a holiday party for Bryan’s department. It’s a no child party, but we were granted an exception for a newborn. And at that time he actually looked like a tiny, skinny newborn. By the next month he was packing on the pounds … Continue reading Flashback Friday: One Year Ago
I’m intrigued by how much other people spend on their kids for Christmas. Admittedly, I LOVED getting presents as a child. Loved it! One year I got a Sega Genesis gaming syste. I remember that year so well. And all the time I spent playing games. I only had a couple of games, but it … Continue reading How Much is Too Much at Christmas?