On a scale of 1 to 10 my motivation to exercise and becoming physically fit is hovering around a 2. The only reason I would say it’s not a 1 is because I am at least thinking about how I should be working out. My main problem? I have no motivation. I want to be […]
Bad Bedtime Poetry
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Is it the constant onslaught of winter weather that leaves me so tired at the end of every day? Is it a case of the “Winter Blues?” I swear I have Seasonal Affective Disorder, I am in desperate need of some light therapy (and regular on the couch head therapy too, I know). Or perhaps […]
Where’s Mommy?
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“Mom? Where are you? Mom, hellooooo? Mommy! Mommy! Mommy!” Jake called without taking a breath. I held mine. “Don’t even breathe, Susan…just be still,” I cautioned myself knowing my serenity was hanging by a string. I wondered what they wanted already. I had only enjoyed a quick check of my email, a half a glass […]
Anything but blue…
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Joey came to me Friday night while I was laying in bed watching TV with his normal, “Mom! I have something else to tell you about school.” He’s smart because he knows I want to hear what he did in school, but doesn’t spill the beans about what he did that day until after he’s […]
Hi, Pat!
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I buy my diapers and wipes in bulk at Sam’s Club, so please tell me how I ran out without realizing it yesterday just hours before a snow storm. Having no desire to fight the snow-a-phobics, who stock up like they won’t be able to get out of the house until Spring, I decided I […]
Bad Baby Cook
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I’m not normal by any means, so if we’re looking at a nature versus nurture scenario, my kids have two strikes against them from the start. Sometimes they do things too that make me wonder if I should be a little “worried.” Maybe it’s their genetics? Or maybe my parenting skillz? For example, here’s one […]
Sweet Resolution
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Okay, now that my daughter has started to feel better (and by that I mean started looking better), I’ve had some time to think about myself. I feel like I’m still such a frizzy, frazzled mess these days, I’m generally happy to welcome any distractions especially when it comes down to thinking of ways to […]
