I can’t do it. I’m trying my hardest, but I’m starting to realize I just can’t do it. Stay at home mom life is not for me. If you’ve been following the drama here, you know I lost my job the beginning of the year and had to quickly transition into a life of stay […]
Confessions
The following post is brought to you by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop writing prompt “Fist Flight.” It may be a metaphor or a piece of fiction. It could have happened long ago, or could be taking place this instant. (But I will tell you this is not something to do with my current work situation, […]
I recently learned a dear friend is expecting her third child. We met just after we found out we were pregnant with our first children. We were pregnant with our second kids around the same time too and now that she has her third on the way, and I’ll never have another, I’m waxing nostalgic […]
Hubby was gone two days and nights this week, giving me the “opportunity” to single parent. This time I approached it with a new attitude. One thing that I did differently than I have in the past when alone with the kids for extended periods is I prepared myself for the worst. At my house […]
I’ve been having quite a dilemma lately. Do I become a full time stay at home mom, or do I continue to work 25 hours a week? A part of me sees my kids growing so fast and wants to be around to share every last second with them. I want to have playdates, get […]
I feel like there isn’t enough time in the day and despite my every effort to keep up with family, work and the daily chores, I’m forever feeling I’m behind and my energy level is in the pits. As a result I start to talk down to myself and eventually feel inadequate and slightly depressed. […]
Blogging is a great way to dispel information, share stories and images, get a conversation going, support a cause, bring attention to an issue and generate excitement. It’s also a great way to destroy relationships. I’m a fairly new blogger. I started writing in this blog’s current set up in December 2009 and went public […]
Our house has an unspoken rule. The dogs and cats wrote it, but the kids seem to know it intuitively and follow it to the letter. That rule is: no one pees alone in our house. Or poos for that matter. No one. Ever. Period. Gotta go? You’d better not close the door all the […]
