As moms, we put ourselves through the wringer at Christmas time, don’t we? We are left feeling exhausted, empty, and out of gas in the Starbucks drive-through on…
I had three daughters who spent most of their childhood playing with Barbie dolls and having tea parties. In the Spring of 2002 Mother Nature blessed me with…
That’s right. I’ve never had any kids biologically. We’ve adopted twice and are in the middle of that long and crazy process once again. Now, let’s talk about…
Recently I wrote a blog post in which I extolled the virtues of lollipops as an emergency prop for kids while traveling. Lollipops have served me well over…
Since my theme song for the year, “Live Like You Were Dying” sports the line ”ride a bull named Fu Manchu,” of course, I had to try it.…
When I found out I was pregnant, I was young, and I had many endless naive egotistical fantasies about what it would be like to be a mother.…
I have been told more than once that I shouldn’t post anything political or even slightly controversial on my social media accounts because it doesn’t appeal to the…
I feel like I am, just now, learning what this year was really about. It wasn’t a bucket list challenge or even a life list. It was about…
So, I gotta tell you, lady parts, I think we need to have a talk. Because this? THIS? THIS is unacceptable. I believe we’ve had a pretty good…
My children and I have very hectic and different schedules this year, which makes taking a family vacation quite difficult. I decided we need to pack up and…
I have rarely been so frightened as I was this week. Just a closed door between me and ultimate judgement of my year-long project awaited. I was at…
I’m sitting here paying bills (ugh) and I remember my first job after I had my oldest daughter. I worked full time up until I had my baby…
Dear Asshole Barista Who Humiliated My Sweet Boy, Thank you. Thank you for affording me the opportunity to teach my son a few life lessons. That you for…
We stand on the precipice of a new year, taking a deep breath and a momentary pause of reflection before diving off of a cliff into the Great…