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Boredom Busters for Kiddos
This post is #15 in my September Writing Project. Details are here. Prompt: How do you keep your kids from getting bored? There’s a part of me that really wants…
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2019 Happiness Project—April Update
I feel like April just started and yet here we are on the last day of the month. Usually April feels interminable. I chalk that up to it being a…
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A Motherhood Milestone
This is a stream-of-consciousness post that I chose not to re-read before publishing. I have a tendency to edit and edit and edit, and for this post, I wanted my…
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Musings on How Childhood Frugality Impacts Adulthood
One of my favorite new podcasts is Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard. Every Monday, he publishes a two-hour interview with someone different – so far, all Hollywood folk. I loved…
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A Story About a Boy and a Sock and a Parent Fail
Tonight I ran to the grocery, leaving my husband at home with the kiddos. I returned, announcing as I walked in that I had presents for everyone. I grabbed a…
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Keeping IWD2018 Going
I’ve been here at my computer for a few hours with an idea for an International Women’s Day post percolating. I’ve typed a few sentences and then deleted them, over…
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A Gentle Approach
My daughter is 4. She is 35 pounds of pure sunlight. I love her so strongly and so deeply that it’s frightening. She also drives me batshit crazy. Not all…
