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I’m Gonna Get Ya Some

By Stephanie Jankowski 14 Comments

It's no secret that more than Happy Hour changes when we become parents. The second we bring home those bundles of poop joy, many of the things we've blissfully taken for granted all those years (hot, uninterrupted showers, solo BMs, etc.) become nothing more than distant memories. Things like a ... » Learn More about I’m Gonna Get Ya Some

Filed Under: Marriage, Parenting

I’m in My Pissy Pants. What Are You Wearing?

By Stephanie Jankowski 22 Comments

For the past 2 weeks, I've tried to put my best foot forward and not let on that I'm on the brink of madness. Between two rounds of the flu and the general craziness of life, it has been tense 'round these parts. I wear my heart (and attitude) on my sleeve, so it's no surprise when I'm overwhelmed ... » Learn More about I’m in My Pissy Pants. What Are You Wearing?

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Project Optimism: A Little Help from My Friends

By Stephanie Jankowski 19 Comments

My bestest friend in the whole wide world is pregnant with her second, and she's due in THREE DAYS!!!! Almost three years ago to the day, she gave birth to her daughter, and she and her ever-understanding-of-my-craziness husband invited me to join them in the labor and delivery room. I got to be ... » Learn More about Project Optimism: A Little Help from My Friends

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Happy Lungleavin Day!

By Stephanie Jankowski 1 Comment

I made a new friend. Her name is Heather. She's a mom, a wife, a WhenCrazyMeetsExhaustion follower, and a cancer survivor. When Heather shared her story with me, I immediately kicked my own ass for being a Debbie Downer. I had been wallowing in self pity because work is busy and I think my son is ... » Learn More about Happy Lungleavin Day!

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Caillou Might Be the Worst, but He’s Also Kinda the Best

By Stephanie Jankowski 9 Comments

For those of you not yet familiar with the mind-numbing Sprout television show Caillou, quit bragging you lucky a-holes. My daughter can barely put a sentence together, but she can screech “MORE CAILLOU!” at volume 60 in three different languages. Even though this Canadian toddler is the epitome of ... » Learn More about Caillou Might Be the Worst, but He’s Also Kinda the Best

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