I cracked up this morning when BigBoy says to me, “can we go somewhere right now?” They were running all around so I thought that was probably a good idea. They need to run out their energy; it helps my sanity. BigBoy suggested one of our favorite parks. I packed up a few snacks [...]
So I’m having a mini mommy-freak-out right now. And at the same time I don’t want to whip it into a froth either. It doesn’t have to go that way (thank you Mr. P90X for that saying. I learned that lesson from you.) But as a parent, don’t you have those horrifying flashes in your [...]
I need a coping mechanism other than more wine. I need a change to happen or I may lose it this time. I’m talking about my sanity. Is there a diagnosis for this? Is this what turns good, normally-adjusted women crazy? Back me up here, but all the SAHM’s out there…do you have episodes where [...]
I’m the kind of jen that when I don’t like something about myself or a situation that I’m in, I go to work on changing it (where applicable). Right now, I’m at an all new point. Let’s take for example, this soft and gooey center that I have developed. I’d like to play innocent and [...]
I feel like I’m coming down from a month long high (not that I’ve ever done that big of a bender, I’m just saying). First, we had Husband’s parents here for a long stay over Thanksgiving (and in to December). Then I went away to Boise to celebrate a dear friend’s birthday and to meet [...]
I just took my MIL to the airport. PTL and I mean it! I have so many mixed feelings about her. I think that she is a great demonstration of god’s little practical and private jokes with me. We do have a few good moments together, but the rest of the time I’m just left [...]
Two stops. That’s all we had to do today. It should have been fine. I had two hours before nap time. That should be plenty of time before a melt down set in.
First stop, BevMo. You know today was the last day of the 5 cent sale. Gotta stock pile while you can. Yes, we [...]
I’m a thinker. I think a lot. I probably think too much. I know that when I start feeling like things are too tough right now, I look for the lesson to learn. My dear friend and teacher, Victoria Castle, wrote in her book Trance of Scarcity, “If struggling were the way to get there, [...]
Oh no. Not you? Who’d it be? Certainly not me!
Yes, it’s true. I’ve become THAT woman. You know the one. The woman you talk about with your closest girlfriend (who I call my “sistafriends”), where you can throw around the dirt and it’s safe – the conversation doesn’t leave the kitchen counter (or wine bar). [...]
Posted For Lola to remember today and everyday until she turns the corner.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN FIVE CHAPTERS
1) I walk down the street.
There is a huge hole in the sidewalk.
I fall in.
I’m lost….hopeless.
It’s not my fault.
It takes forever to get out.
2) I walk down the same street.
There is a huge hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend that [...]