A new series for July – Mom Tip Monday. Each week I’d like to share some tips I’ve found after over seven years of parenting. I know I don’t have all the answers – and I invite you to join me in sharing YOUR best tip on the topic for the week. This week is: Finding a Break I walked out of the door and sat in my car. I took a deep breath. It is time for just…
Can I share a secret? It may be that you already know it….. I have always loved writing. As a little girl reading was a favorite pastime. I read through almost the entire children’s section in the library during my girlhood. After reading Anne Frank’s diary, I longed to put words together myself. I began with the spiral notebooks and filled up pages (and pages) of just my adolescent thoughts. I loved it. I kept doing it. Year after year, after year. Literature…
I hope your weekend was well. Are you ready for another book review? This book I read on the way to China. That first fourteen hour flight was rough, but totally doable with my kindle, some snacks, and a little travel pillow. (The return trip with a screaming 2-year-old, not so much). I know I am late in the game, as this book has been out awhile, but I really wanted to share with you this gem (in case…
Monday was such an amazing day! I don’t get to say that often, but my Monday the other day was so productive! Sure, we had our usual meltdowns, but I was able to get so many things accomplished! I unloaded the dishwasher BEFORE breakfast. School wasn’t as much of a fight. Everyone liked lunched. I completed 4 loads of laundry by the end of the day (completed = washed, dried, folded, and put away). *This is HUGE you all!* I even ironed…