God Save the PTA Mom
I have that flu you get when you overextend yourself saying yes to things you have no business saying yes to because you are a foaming-at-the-mouth control monster with a martyrdom fetish. … [Read More...]
Bohemian Rhapsody at Twelve
I don't know why we don't make a bigger deal out of the transition from a kid sitting in the backseat to the front. We celebrate every other milestone with Pinterest parties and YouTube videos, why are we not at least making cakes for this? … [Read More...]
Be safe. Okay.
"Remember to be safe, okay?" Andy leaned over and kissed me in the dark at 4:30am. He was on his way to work, I was laying in bed for another hour or so, before getting up, getting the boys to school, and then heading out on a seven hour road trip with Gigi. Remembering to be safe is a funny … [Read More...]
I am surrounded by small stuff.
"Don't sweat the small stuff." Is something you have never had to tell me. Small stuff? What the fuck is small stuff? … [Read More...]
DIY: Denim Cut-Offs
Jorts is such an ugly term. It conjures up visions of dads in white socks with velcro sandals, cell phones clipped to their belts, waiting in line for churros at a theme park. … [Read More...]
The Vision Board… Less Stupid Than I Assumed.
So, I made a fucking vision board. It was like a craft project, which I've never really had the patience for. Ask that "scrapbook" over there. I had grand plans to do one for every kid and their first few years of life, but as of right now, it's just a bunch of poorly at-home printed photos … [Read More...]
There is no “New Me”
Sunday I will be sleeping in a different bedroom in a different house, and when I refer to the room and the bed I'm presently typing from, I will call it "old bedroom." … [Read More...]
Unpacked Boxes
My kids are at the age where they ask questions they can't google the answers to. It was like, the second they found google, they stopped needing me for shit. … [Read More...]
The Stages of Competitive Sports Grief
Disclaimer: I'm going to write about being a sports mom. This is something you may or may not relate to, or find interesting. It also may or may not be a choice you've made for, or decided against, for your own family. Regardless, this is how we live our lives, and that is where the explanation … [Read More...]
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