I remember it like it was yesterday. We were headed to Disney — no strollers and no diaper bag for the first time ever. We waltzed through the entrance with our “see ya, suckers” faces directed towards the parents...
I love New Year’s resolutions! The problem for me, is that I’m a chronic breaker of my resolutions. Well, I used to be. Last year, I decided to try a new way to resolve that actually works for me....
I am that person I said I would NEVER be. You know, that person out at lunch or Target in a tennis skirt and baseball hat. That person that can’t do anything in the morning because I have a...
Years ago, before I became a mom, I noticed a memo posted on a woman's fridge. The memo read: take a shower. I couldn't believe my eyes. What?! You need a memo to remember to take a shower? Seriously?...
Someone just made a snide remark about your child’s use of the “Disney Junior” app, your child embarrasses you with a very detailed account of the sickness that is being passed around your house to the cashier at Publix,...
A little dramatic, I know. But hear me out. As a mom of three, life can be hectic. My kids ages range from 8 to nearly a year old. So, it’s safe to say that I’m pulled in every...
Dear Mother-In-Law,
It's time to put on our big girl pants, sit up straight, and lay our cards on the table because this is the last amount of effort you'll see from me. For the last 15 years, I've been...
I discovered I was an introverted mom when my eldest daughter was about 6 months old. I couldn’t figure out why the playdates were so taxing on my energy levels. I mean, after all, you just sit around, talk...
You know how this goes: You park, check your email and texts one last time, respond to something that's happened in the 15 minutes since you left your desk, and calendar something else. Then you put the phone down....
My husband travels off and on for six months a year. When he gets home from his work trips, I’m normally pretty spent. I work full time and have 3- and 10-year-old boys. By the time we get home...
My babysitter has a cold and canceled just in case. I have 2.5 hours of conference calls before my son goes to his afternoon VPK class.
I've done this before. Over and over and over back in 2020, when everything...
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year...” They all went back TO SCHOOL! As the last of the kids in our area began their school year, in every different method, in every different way, we can collectively say,...