Category Archive: Motherhood

Wisdom at Forty-Two

I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t know everything. I don’t know close to everything. I do know some things though… for instance, my son asked for Alka Seltzer to ease… Continue reading

Superhero and Zombie Days

You know those days when you are ON. Moving fast, efficient… like a Mommy Superhero. Unloading the dishwasher while negotiating your cable contract with the Xfinity rep from Indonesia. Making your grocery list… Continue reading

Out of Control

I’m living out of control. Such good practice for me. Usually, Christmas decorating happens on Black Friday. The decorations go up. The 15+ totes go back in the attic. Wam Bam done. Scheduled.… Continue reading

Staying in the Moment

Have you ever driven across town to a familiar destination and when you arrived, you realized you were on autopilot and really don’t even remember driving? How many times have you said things… Continue reading

Fail Does Not Equal Failure

My kids are required to have a $500 emergency fund tucked away in the bank and at least a B average in school in order to keep their driving privileges. There are many… Continue reading

Precious Property

This week, Phoenix and I binge-watched the first (and only thus far) season of the Netflix original series, Bridgerton. With the exception of some unnecessarily graphic and extended sex scenes in the last… Continue reading

Three Days In

Three days into a 10-day-minimum quarantine… and I’m already done. It just hit me this morning. Frustration and intolerance in the depth of my chest. My work log on info was wrong. My… Continue reading

Embracing the Chaos

This morning I prayed for God to help me embrace the chaos that’s swirling around me. I’m reading, Wash Your Face, by Rachel Hollis. I need to read this book every year. It… Continue reading

Vulnerability

Yesterday was my first post in a while. It was about my transition from being Mom-to-Children to being Mom-to-Adults. It was a happy post, about me finding a new groove in this season… Continue reading

New Groove

Have you seen Disney’s Emperor’s New Groove? If not, make note. It is a must see… even after you read the following SPOILER ALERT! This animated feature film is about a spoiled rotten… Continue reading