Once you have kids your life stops being about you. Suddenly what you do for yourself just flies out the window. Everything you do, especially in the early days with a new baby, is about them. You sleep on their schedule, you eat when you can sneak it in, you only go out if you […]
Relaxing Summers – Do Parents Have Those?
There’s a fallacy out there that summer is a time for relaxing. Maybe for some people it is. I’m imagining teachers might have relaxing summers. Or maybe Santa Claus gets relaxing summers. This year I do not. I’m wondering if my life is always this busy and hectic in the summer? Now that both my […]
Why I Started Blogging
This blog has been up for 2 months or so. I love it. It’s giving what I need, or almost. I have an older blog that I started a little over a year ago, and I loved it too, but now that I’ve refocused and upgraded to a blog that gives me more control I […]
Makeup and Oily Skin
I am 36 years old and I’ve been a Mom for almost 8 years now. And I’ve had acne since I was likely 12. My skin, as a young teen, was awful. I had acne vulgaris (sounds bad, right?) and I will never outgrow pimples, blackheads, or the scars of constantly poking at my face. […]
How I Survive As A Working Mom
I love being a working Mom. My days are planned out (at least until about 6pm), and so are my weeks – mostly. My husband also works. And my kids are “older” now and better able to understand what needs to be done, and how quickly. None of this, though, helps lessen my desire to […]