Each and every time I dare to get sick, I’m plagued with a recurring dream. I’m in bed with an extremely sore throat or a painful stomach bug. I can barely lift my head up. Yet I keep trying to reach my office to let them know I won’t be in today. But whatever I do, I can’t seem to get through to a single person who can help me. I’m in a full-blown panic because I’m sick … [Read more...]
The No-Fail Strategy for Dealing With Writer’s Block
For the last six years, I’ve kept a promise to myself to write something, anything and publish it on my blog each week. Finding my love of writing has opened up a world of creativity for this middle-aged, stay-at-home mom of three. I truly love it. Yet every so often I find myself staring at a blank computer screen, wondering what I’m going to write about. I might panic for a … [Read more...]
Things I Know for Sure About Raising Children After 18 Years of Motherhood
After being a mother for eighteen years, twelve as the mother of three, there are some things about raising children that I just know to be true. These include the following: A child can take a shower for over an hour and not only not wash his hair, but somehow miraculously not even get it wet. This same child can water the flower garden and not get one plant wet, yet … [Read more...]
A Quiz for Moms: How Ready Are You for the School Year to End?
Lately it seems I can’t go a day without seeing a quiz pop up in my Facebook timeline asking me to find out what Disney Princess I am or what my taste in music says about my personality. With the school year quickly coming to an end, I decided to come up with a quiz that crazed moms like me could really use: Just how over the school year are you? I understand you may feel … [Read more...]
To My Younger, Well Rested Self: You Will Need New Sheets
This post is brought to you by DermaTherapy. I was compensated for my time and given a set of sheets to try. The opinions expressed here are mine. Dear younger, well-rested self: I see you luxuriously sleeping next to your husband in your one-bedroom high rise, and I feel compelled to reach out to you from the future. I am your 51-year-old self, and there a … [Read more...]
