When I spit my toothpaste in the sink, some splatters onto the faucet and, for a second, I think to just leave it. Someone else will clean up. I close my eyes and hear the sounds of my childhood like they're right outside my window. Because they are. Except the sounds are coming from my children ... » Learn More about This Adulting Stuff Is For the Birds.
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I’m The One Pushing
A year ago, I emceed a local women's conference and met some incredible ladies. Ivette García Dávila was among them. Ivette and I bonded instantly when she asked complete strangers if they had a charger for her breast pump (I did not), but I metaphorically fist-bumped her for pumping whilst ... » Learn More about I’m The One Pushing
Pain-relief Creams & Other Things I Now Keep in My Desk Drawers
Way before it was, like, all the rage, I've worked remotely from home. I love it because it's best for my family and I rarely need to get dressed from the waist down. That said--and stop me if you've heard this one--sitting for hours isn't healthy. Sigh. Slowly, the pounds began accumulating and ... » Learn More about Pain-relief Creams & Other Things I Now Keep in My Desk Drawers
Things I Wish I Had Known Before Becoming a WAHM
The year was 2009. I had given birth to my blue-eyed baby boy and was contemplating returning to the classroom full-time. The thought of leaving my little angel (and of having to shower before 6am) was daunting, so during an early morning feeding, I Googled "teach from home" and was surprised that ... » Learn More about Things I Wish I Had Known Before Becoming a WAHM
Perfection Times Two
There's a reason why so many marketing dollars are thrown at ad campaigns portraying Moms as exhausted ladies looking for something to make our lives easier: it's because the majority of us are exhausted and looking for something to make our lives easier. Long before I had my own children, ... » Learn More about Perfection Times Two
Bye-Bye Bibs & Blankets
Hey, know what's bittersweet? Watching a baby turn into a toddler who can no longer be wrapped in blankets like a sweet little burrito, who then refuses to wear a bib because she now realizes no one else at the table is wearing a bib and she'll be damned if you're forcing a bib around her neck ... » Learn More about Bye-Bye Bibs & Blankets
My Husband Almost Lost An Eye So You Can Win Stuff!
Disclosure: This post was sponsored by CLEAR CARE® PLUS as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidelines concerning the use of endorsements and testimonials in advertising. I received financial ... » Learn More about My Husband Almost Lost An Eye So You Can Win Stuff!
Stop Looking At Me, Swan
Walking down the aisle on my Dad's arm, en route to my would-be husband, I was sweating. It wasn't the muggy July air, the church's ancient air conditioner, or my 40-pound dress. It was the anxiety of ALL EYES ON ME. Everyone was staring at me, you guys, and it freaked me out! Granted, they were ... » Learn More about Stop Looking At Me, Swan
The Parenting Manual They Said Didn’t Exist
What is that boy thinking?! OMG. Why can't I get through to her?! IF ONLY THERE WERE A HOW-TO MANUAL FOR RAISING KIDS!!!!! Know when I can really use some help with kids? When my oldest brings home that super contagious bug from school. No, not the flu; the eye-rolling, back-talking, ... » Learn More about The Parenting Manual They Said Didn’t Exist
This is What a Decade of Us Looks Like
10 years, 521 weeks, 3,650 days. A decade. I'm not sure what a decade of marriage looks like anywhere else, but around here, it looks a lot like three kids and two dogs a strict family budget ohmygod relax dinnertime trivia an obsessively landscaped lawn dog hair all over the ... » Learn More about This is What a Decade of Us Looks Like