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Archive for April, 2012
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Letting go of control bit by bit
You know you have a problem with something when you’re talking to your husband about it and he suggests you blog about it. At least that’s what happens around here. I was griping to him at bed time the other …
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Saying good-bye to a “friend”
Over the weekend, I lost a “friend.” He was impaled on a spike after wriggling away from the clutches of a giant crow. The good news is while he was falling, I killed the crow.
I know you think I …
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The joys of motherhood
Sometimes I verge on being whiny in my blog. Sometimes I moan and groan about the challenges of motherhood. And sometimes that’s OK, because I am all about being honest and real. At the same time, though, I sometimes find …
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A new way of meal planning
I told you last week about my need to reorganize my way of meal planning. I spent a couple of days kicking around ideas last week and finally settled on a new system to try. I am less stressed, …
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A big spiritual toddler
One the challenges going on in our house right now is dealing with the kiddo getting upset when we ask her to do something she doesn’t want to do. She wants to wheel and deal about things sometimes. Occasionally that …
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Mom fantasies
Only a dumb person would argue that being a mom is easy. (I know it’s a strong statement, but that’s 100 percent how I’ve always felt and even more so now that I am a mom and really understand how …
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My meal planning needs help
I’ve been employing the use of meal planning for a while now — meaning that I sit down and decide what we’re having for dinner (and sometimes lunch) every day for two weeks at a time. It has a few …
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Comparing hard times leads to strife
But, I have it worse than you. No, I have it worse than you. Seriously, though, I have it worse than you.
Yep. We all know people like this. No matter what you say, they always have it worse. It’s …
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More words of wisdom
I told you last Wednesday how I had put out a call for help on Facebook for moms of grown or nearly grown children to offer advice and words of wisdom for moms still in the fray of child-rearing. I …