mental health
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I probably should have named one of my kids Hope. It means a lot to me and has proved important throughout my life so far. Sometimes when life is challenging all we have left is hope. A bucket of hope, if you’re lucky. When life is good, keep believing in hope. When life gives you…
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If you know me, you know I am not a drama queen. I mean I can freak out now and then but generally, I’m not a drama queen. I actually married a drama queen (sorry honey), so I have to be the calm one. But since I moved my oldest and first born to college…
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This post is for all the Moms WHO ARE ALWAYS IN THEIR CARS 💞
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When my daughter was maybe 5, she came up to me and said she watched a show (maybe Blues Clues or Backyardigans) and learned about Blue Prints and she wanted to know if they also had Pink Prints. Oh, you clever child! You feminist! Love it! Just like her Mama, I thought. Not so fast…
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“I have no clean underwear” said my husband as I was unpacking from my business trip. I was half paying attention. “What?” I asked. “I have no clean underwear.” He said again. I’m still not getting it. Then it hit me, oh my god, HE WAS WAITING FOR ME TO WASH HIS UNDIES. But I…
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Kind of like you’re at the spa. But not really. White waffle robes. Payment of $250 or more. Stretchy plastic coil key ring with a key to a blonde wooden locker where you place your clothes. These are about the only things that are the same in this situation except maybe for the nakedness on…
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I always thought this would be a great book title. This is a phrase I think to myself every time I get on the scale and especially as the years go by, I think to myself wow, I’ve never weighed this much! I’m fatter than I’ve ever been! It seems depressing but sometimes you just…
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It happened again. I tucked everyone in, pushed the laundry, did the dishes, washed my face and sat down to play Wordle and check Tik Tok. Bam, suddenly it’s midnight. But I didn’t reframe that shadow box with the concert tickets and photos from last summer, I still wanted to wrap my brothers birthday gift…
Always the Last to Bed 