A mother's adventures in fitness and food while living on a budget.
Category: parenting
Blogger's note: I wrote this column for work. I've expanded on it here a bit since space isn't an issue. I'm a mom. I don't know what I'm doing half the time, which makes my perfectionist side crazy. But we all have clothes that fit, food in our bellies and a roof over our head. … Continue reading Motherhood, the most epic adventure of all
Our neighbor's dog -- it's a sweet dog but jumps on my kids and can be a pain in the butt. It takes a lot of courage and forgiveness to deal with the dog's antics. And courage and forgiveness is something I've been dealing with a lot lately as I tackle some mental aspects of … Continue reading Finding courage and forgiveness
New Year's Eve: The celebration of the start of a new year. This is often a time of reflection, where we look back at the past year and note our failures, triumphs and those things we remember in between. Since I woke up an hour earlier than usual, my thoughts are a bit scattered. But … Continue reading The princess of 2017
My mom knows how to read minds. I needed some sign of encouragement this week, and it came in the Mother's Day card pictured above. I think I've said this before, but the past few weeks have been rough. There were days where everything ran smoothly. There were days when the kids seemed to fight … Continue reading The card
HOUSE OF AWESOME -- As I lean over my stationary bike, I feel it ... the mixture of coleslaw, biscuits, mashed pototoes and fried chicken want to make their way back to the fast food buckets from which they came. I sit up, happy but a little scared. For the past month, someone has been … Continue reading Germy germs
