Lately I’ve felt really stressed. The new school year started up, over the summer Emma was diagnosed as having a mild learning disability, and life has just been busy all around. When I took a step back I noticed that I stopped doing some things over the summer that had been a part of […]
Head Lice – Every Parent’s Nightmare
Every time I get an email from the school I have to read it right away. I have anxiety about the lovely principal emails, and not for any actual school-related reasons. Whenever an update appears in my inbox I immediately tune out everything around me until I can scan the email for those dreaded words: […]
Back to School To Do List
It’s almost September. Days are getting shorter, and parents are getting excited for back to school time! Every year I seem to forget all the things we need to do to get i ready for back to school. Although this year we did find new backpacks and lunch pails at Costco earlier this month. I’m […]
My Day Off – Plans vs. Reality
If you’re a regular reader of mine you’ll know I only work (outside the home) 4 days a week. Wednesdays are “my day off.” I’m using quotes there because I don’t really feel like I use those days for “day off” things. I wanted to make a post sharing my day off activities because I’d […]
The Mom Five Minutes
If you, like me, have young kids you’ll understand the “Mom Five Minutes.” You may not have dubbed it such in your life, but I know it happens in your family just like it does in mine. I didn’t appreciate the Mom Five Minutes until this summer. I’ve spent a lot of time sitting by […]