Tag: motherhood
Youth Generalized Anxiety: What To Look For
At age six, I brought my daughter in to her pediatrician for her yearly physical. This was not the first year that the doctors...
It’s Not Always Easy To Be the Firstborn!
A few weeks ago, my firstborn came to me with “the face.”
I was in the kitchen cooking dinner as my three children were in...
Clean Up, Pick Up, Put Away (and Throw Away): Decluttering our...
I grew up in an apartment, which meant that we didn't have a garage or an attic to hide junk in. Instead, if something...
The Poetry of Motherhood
April is National Poetry Month. As an English teacher, I'm obviously all about celebrating this form of art. However, as a mom, I don't...
My Ugly Truth – I’m a Lazy Mom and I’m OK...
If you and your kids come to my house for a play date, there will not be an elaborate plan of what the kids...
Taking Ownership of My Day…One Day at a Time
Back in January of this year, I wrote a blog post about the negative mindsets that I was giving up in 2018. It was...
You’re a Good Mom Because…
Being a first-time mom, let alone a first-time mother of twins, has manifested insecurities and vulnerabilities I didn’t know that I had. It has...
I Got My Preteen a Cell Phone
"Mommy, I want a cell phone. Can I please have one?" my 11-year-old daughter asked. "Oh, and it has to be the latest iPhone."...
Identity Crisis: I’m More Than a SAHM
I’m sitting at the doctor’s office updating my daughter’s medical forms. The general information seems easy enough until I get to the parental information...
Comparing and Despairing
One of my favorite yoga teachers used to say, “Don’t compare and despair. There will always be people better and worse than you.”
Of course,...