Honest and raw life stories about motherhood, parenting struggles, being a mommy blogger, and the sometimes hilarious pitfalls of motherhood.
I’ve been toying with the idea of reflection. Reflecting on how life has changed and how we are handling it. By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. Confucius I’m learning about advocating and proactively confronting …
Recently I’ve been getting a lot of questions about the life changing experience of going from one to two kids, so I figured I’d talk a bit about the transition, now that we’ve survived the first grueling year (and then some). I always thought I’d have two kids…. until I had one child. Personally, my …
As 2018 comes to close, I’m sitting here reflecting on everything that happened. Everett’s autism diagnosis, watching both boys grow, family vacations, starting a new business venture, and so on. Part of me wishes time would have slowed down, and the other half of me wishes there had been a fast forward button. Being a …
And the years are short. That is the mantra of my life. You know the 3 fast forward options on the remote-slow, medium, and lightning speed? I stepped into adulthood and someone pressed the fast forward button, then they pressed it again when I had Everett, and again when I had Finn. I blink and …
Beautiful Chaos If you would have asked me to describe myself before becoming a mother, I would have probably used some sort patched together vision of myself that involved words such as random, quirky, adventuresome, easy going, care-free, and fun-loving. I always knew that I wanted to have children of my own, but I didn’t …
My first post. Half of me is excited- I finally have an outlet to tell the world all about our SPD journey and other musings. The other half of me? Well she’s wondering just who wants to read all of her inane ramblings and how long I’ll be able to keep this up/ remember to …