Because I have a bad-ittude about being a summer stay-at-home mom, I thought I would share some of the not-so-fun ideas posted online by those got-it-together Moms who…
I hear the same lines over and over again: “Moms need to spend more time on self-care” “Moms have so much more to handle than dads do” “Moms…
Sometimes, I glance at my reflection and think “Ugh, woman. Get thee to the gym and put on some makeup.” Sometimes, I’ll look at myself and think, “You…
“Oh, I just can’t do it! My hubby’s away on a boys’ fishing trip this weekend and I’m a single mom. It’s just too much work.” When I…
When I met my husband, I knew very little about him. I ‘d heard that he had “lived.” I didn’t really know what that meant at the time.…
Several months ago, my husband and I separated. I was blindsided. He, for all practical purposes, dumped me after 17 years of marriage. As I reached out for…
I was sixteen years old when I made the bittersweet transition from Virgin Most Pure to Experienced Woman of the World. In retrospect, I was way too young.…
I recently went to see my doctor and she told me that if I didn’t make some lifestyle changes, I was going to be in a world of…
Nothing says adventure like driving 2400 miles in a thirty-eight foot RV with 8 people in 7 days. Did I mention 4 of the 8 people were under…
After spring’s wet embrace, every year I get seduced by summer’s sweet promises: Longer days! Warm beaches! Instagram-ready sunsets! Pool days! Popsicles for dinner! And then I remember…
When my daughter was a toddler, she was fond of giving big, sloppy kisses on your mouth- or your ear, cheek, foot…Really, the kid was a smooching machine and…
When I was a little girl, my mother would make a futile attempt to take a short afternoon nap on weekdays. Always bored and often lonely, I would…
It’s hard to let a negative situation just be what it is and to accept that we will not be able to figure it out this time nor…
I was at an event once and was introduced to a woman who was prattling on about this being her first night out away from her kids in…