For whatever reason May has been a bit of a mess around here. I was sick multiple times, our whole family had a stomach bug, it all just sort of feels like a blur. Thankfully, we are wrapping up the school year and moving on to a more relaxing summer. We will take a few weeks off …
When you are stuck in the middle of the craziness of parenting young kids, it can be hard to see anything outside of where you are right now. Today, we were in the grocery store waiting in line for the deli and I noticed 3 teenage boys that kept glancing at us and laughing. If you were …
We finished putting the kids to bed and I mentioned for probably the 20th time that it was such a great day. My husband, Carlos, laughs at me because that is what he does when I get all hyped up about something. The day really ranked up there as one of my favorite days of the year, a …
When we were leaving Costco the other day, an older man tapped me on the shoulder and said, “I just wanted to tell you that you’re a good mom … I can tell because your kids are so well-behaved.” I jokingly responded, “They aren’t always.” He smiled at my comment but then proceeded to say that …
While I was at an indoor play area waiting for my friend to arrive, I watched all the moms around me. Sitting next to me were 2 moms with tiny babies and one-year-old toddlers running around. I am pretty sure one of them had an older toddler running around too. I watched these moms bounce a …
I recently listened to one of my favorite podcasts‘ hosts talk about their favorite things in the fall and the holidays. One of the things mentioned was hygge, a Danish word that roughly refers to coziness but in a much broader way. Hygge encompasses not only coziness but also connection with others, slowness, and mindfulness. It is often easy to feel trapped …
Sometimes I just need a change. OK, if I am honest, I need change often. Being stuck in the same routine day after day sort of feels like a slow death. As I am learning more about myself, I realize that my craving for constant change is just my personality type. But I also know a lot …
All week we had planned on going to see a magician at our local library. At some point, shortly before we needed to leave for the library, my darling son decided he no longer wanted to go. So he put on his shoes in between crying and stomping, I physically moved him out the door and …
There is a billboard near my house that uses a stock photo of a beautiful, happy, smiling couple. Next to the oddly happy couple, the headline reads “Infertility?” in huge letters. The billboard is for a medical study at a local hospital. Whoever designed the billboard is obviously not super familiar with infertility. Those two people look positively …
As moms, sometimes it feels like we are so busy taking care of someone else and making sure that everything runs smoothly that we feel invisible like no one notices us. We feel like what we do doesn’t really matter. On an average day, I spend most of my time cooking and washing dishes. It …