I recently posted a picture of my kids making a mess with Play-Doh and captioned it: “Don’t mind the mess, my kids are busy making memories of me yelling at them to clean up their mess.” Obviously, this was in good fun– but it had me thinking. What will my...
Last year at this time I wrote an article asking for mom-friends. It went somewhat viral and was shared hundreds of thousands of times thanks to a republish by Scary Mommy. The outpouring of comments, positive and some negative, was overwhelming. Believe it or not, I am still receiving emails...
Wake up. Creep downstairs. Hold my breath, don’t wake the bears. Coffee brews. First sips are best. Finding my computer is the next morning quest. Tiptoe to my office. Fire up my laptop. Quickly responding to emails before I have to stop. Shhh. Quiet. Is that what I think? The...
For the first time in 3 years, I’m ditching my kids and husband and going on a girls trip. Can we say E X C I T E D!!! I am not sure I can sing it loud enough. A million thoughts are going through my mind the night before...
I see you, Monday. Coming in here like a freaking hurricane. You aren’t welcome, but you just don’t get the hint. You return week after week like a full-blown stage-5 clinger. When I was working full-time, I hated you even more. I thought for sure you would be more of...
Do you remember that Tim McGraw song, Angry All the Time? Even if you’re not a country fan, it’s a great song with a powerful meaning. Some suggest the wife in the song became an alcoholic and her husband couldn’t live with the disease any longer. However, I believe it’s a...
