You know the saying, “I am so done with this.”With trying to finish a seemingly impossible project.With listening to your kiddos fuss at each other.With dealing with bumper-to-bumper traffic.Or, in my case at the moment:With being incredibly pregnant.As I am in the last days of this pregnancy, I have uttered that phrase on more than…
Life
Kindergarten
He came into our lives in the wee hours of a snowy December morning. At precisely 2:31 a.m., I became the mother of a bouncing baby boy.At precisely 7:15 a.m. this coming Monday, that same boy will embark on his first step of many in spreading his wings to ultimately leave our little nest:He’s starting kindergarten.Where…
Thirty Before Thirty – Weeks 3 & 4
Well, here we are. The final week of my 20s. And in one of those ironies of life that never cease to make me marvel at the Good Lord’s sense of humor, I am battling a raging head cold that has me feeling like a woman three times my age!Last week’s hiatus from my Thirty…
Thirty Before Thirty – Week 2
Another week gone by, and I have a few marked off items to show for it! For more on what this journey is all about, see this post on my Thirty Before Thirty list, and this post from my progress in week one.My Thirty Before Thirty1. Go on a date night with my hubby.2. Cook…
Thirty Before Thirty – Week One
Whew! What a week! We just said good-bye yesterday to the contractors we hired for the baby’s room after a week of them working to complete the space. The nursery has been seamlessly added to our upstairs, and it looks terrific! I didn’t accomplish as much on my list this week as I had hoped…
Thirty Before Thirty
via So….It’s T-minus one month and counting (give or take) before I hit a very big milestone in my adult life.The Big. Three. Oh!Wow. Despite my ever-increasing patch of grey and the fact that pregnancy-induced sciatica has reduced me to walking like a woman three times my age, I really am feeling okay with this. Much…
A Story About Procrastination
via Only the people who know me best know a dirty little secret I’ve been harboring since, well, birth. It’s something I’m not proud of. And it’s something I’ve been working hard to mitigate for years now, and something I know I will continue to deal with for the rest of my life.Friends, I am a…
Gotta-have-it-itis
via Moving into a new home is a lovely, memorable time, but one that puts you at risk of being infected with a very insidious disease the moment the shiny new key first turns in the door.It’s a disease that makes you feel like what you already have is inadequate.An affliction that makes you covet…
Savoring the Small Stuff
Thanks to the makers of Pine-Sol® for sponsoring my writing. A study shows a clean smelling home can help children succeed, so Pine-Sol® is supporting Reading is Fundamental (RIF) this year. Click “Like” on Pine-Sol®’s Facebook page here and they will donate books to RIF! There has been something weighing on my heart recently: a…