Dear Family, The House Doesn’t Clean Itself

Dear Family, I have news for you. BIG NEWS! You won’t believe it. Are you ready?  The house doesn’t clean itself.  There. I said it! We are not the owners of a fancy self cleaning house, although that does sound spectacular. Wait, what? You don’t believe me?  Dear Family, Listen to me, that porcelain throne…

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Why I am Grounded from Symptom Googling

I am grounded from symptom googling. I am not kidding. Grounded. Why you may ask? That’s a loaded question. First off, I have explained that I have Anxiety and it’s not easy. So there is a factor…. I mean, anxiety does make small concerns feel like big ones sometimes, even without google.  What is Symptom Googling?…

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4 Things I say to Myself After My Kids go to Bed

After my Kids go to bed, I have conversations with myself. Not full blown conversations, really. Mostly just fleeting moments of thought. Sometimes I do reassure myself though, or devise a plan to over come what bothers me as a parent, wife and person.  There are moments, that I do wonder if I am the…

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When my Husband Cooks

My Husband cooks. My husband is an amazing cook. I mean, the food he creates is phenomenal. I am such a lucky lady that my Husband not only excels at cooking, but he also loves to create amazing dishes.  I never have to force him into the kitchen to create wonderful meals because he just…

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Parenting Made me Sound Like my Mother

There were a few things I would always say to myself when I was growing up, one of them was that I would NEVER, NEVER lick my thumb to wipe something off my child’s face, and the other was that I wouldn’t say some of the things my Mother said. Not even if someone paid…

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5 Everyday Things That are Draining to do With Kids

Parenting can be draining as it is. The 3am wake up calls that can last YEARS before they tether off, the potty training battles, the bedtime fiascoes. It is all beyond exhausting, in fact it can be just plain debilitating.  I often say: “There is not enough coffee in the world,” and while that’s not…

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I Have Anxiety and it’s Time to Stop Hiding

I am not sure where to begin with this. This post has been a long time coming. I spend a lot of time blogging about funny and odd experiences, riddled with sarcasm. I spend even more time laughing at myself. More so than those things, I have felt myself losing who I was to the…

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The Tooth Fairy Forgot – 5 ways to Save Face

The Tooth Fairy forgot!? Seriously!?   I don’t know about your kids, but my little one (Who is 6 now and has lost 4 teeth) is totally enthralled whenever he gets to place that tooth under his pillow and wake up to some money under there. Ya know, after all, it’s all about the Benjamins baby! …

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