Posts in Family, Motherhood, Shenanigans, Stay-At-Home

Days 2-3: Bad Then Better

June 15th, 2011 — Family, Motherhood, Shenanigans, Stay-At-Home

I’m not going to sugarcoat it. Yesterday effing sucked. I found myself questioning this WHOLE thing. What the hell was I thinking, assuming I could handle this staying at home with the (3) kids business? I was drowning, fast. We had to get out of the house and it had to be immediately. So I… Continue reading →

Future WAHM Seeks TFSS

May 31st, 2011 — Family, Motherhood, Stay-At-Home

For those of you who (inexplicably) can’t decrypt my made-up acronyms, that is: Future Work At Home Mom Seeks Tips For Staying Sane. In just 2 short weeks, I’ll be at home full time, with all 3 kids. I will make a point to work when I can, but obviously I’m going to need to… Continue reading →

Score. A Direct Hit.

May 20th, 2011 — Changes, Family, Stay-At-Home

(Name that movie. Floppy disks are pretty expensive…) After working toward the sometimes daunting goal – of being my own boss, working at home, full time – for something like 3 years, I’m now only 3 weeks away. Ahem, I don’t think you read that right. THREE WEEKS. In three weeks, I’ll be a free… Continue reading →

Filling Pants and Taking Names

January 30th, 2011 — Depression, Family, Motherhood, Winter Blahs

As Fiona sits here filling her pants, it occurs to me that… Scratch that. That leads to nothing. I just wanted to mention that Fi is currently filling her pants next to me and very serious about it. Thank goodness for her hilarious antics, because I’m so over the constant, all-consuming gray of winter that my… Continue reading →

We Kick It Old School

January 25th, 2011 — Beliefs, Family, Free Range Kids, Kids, Motherhood

Have you heard of “free-range kids”? I was inherently skeptical of such a fruity title, but as I began reading through some of the posts on the Free Range Kids blog, I felt a click of recognition. This was a style of parenting I’ve always appreciated, but felt fearful of embracing. After all, aren’t you supposed… Continue reading →

Push Push Push

January 3rd, 2011 — Changes, Family, Husband, Motherhood

You know how kids are constantly testing their boundaries and all rules, always? Doggedly pushing pushing pushing until you think you’re head is going to explode or maybe you’ll punch them? I’m pretty sure I’ve been doing that exact thing for the entire first 5 years of my marriage. Sorry, honey. It wasn’t intentional. As… Continue reading →

Some Days, I Lose

May 23rd, 2010 — Family, Kids, Motherhood

You know, the Mommy Of The Year competition? Yep, big loser. I spent a good part of yesterday yelling. It was just me with the kids, since daddy had to work all day. I was a bit stressed, a lot hormonal, and determined to get some things done around here. Those things included: Cleaning up… Continue reading →