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As a self-proclaimed micromanaging - perfectionist - martyr, I constantly need to be reminded that control leaves me lonely, perfectionism paralyzes and caring for others over myself leads to resentment. Please join me as I try to navigate being a structure-luvin' gal, in a chaotic household.
Heed My Speed
November 08, 2019
One question we love in our house is, If you were a superhero, what superpowers would you have? For years I’ve been very proud of my answer: The power to do things quickl...
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Bye-Bye Flippy
November 01, 2019
Last week I made a decision to bid farewell to my flip phone. I am the proud (?) new owner of an iPhone 11 Pro. (I got the fanciest phone because it had the nicest camera...
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Person Most Responsible
October 25, 2019
When my kids screw up, it’s become a bit of a habit of mine to blame my husband.
Allow me to explain...
Last Friday morning I slept through my alarm and was running lat...
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The Blob
October 18, 2019
Since pausing my professional photography business in March, the children’s activity schedule has monopolized a startling amount of my waking hours. And of course, it’s n...
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A Friggin' Break
October 11, 2019
How much of my love is conditional? How do I respond to my family when I don’t feel like they’re contributing or behaving in a manner that I deem acceptable? And, when my...
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Q-TIP
October 04, 2019
Have you ever heard the acronym for Q-TIP? Quit Taking It Personally
Boy oh boy, these days, I could use a whole case of those magic little wands of soft cottony goodnes...
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Crappy Mom List
September 27, 2019
As we know, I arguably spend way too much time trying to fine-shine things. But this whole ‘focus on what’s working’ thing, that I posted about in Open, is magnificent. N...
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Back to Marriage
September 20, 2019
My good friend Kristen is credited with one of my all-time favorite quotes, “Newborns do nothin’ for a marriage.” Now, since we’re out of the newborn stage, I like to rep...
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Willing
September 13, 2019
You’re likely familiar with “The Meatloaf Story”...
A mom and daughter are cooking a meatloaf when the daughter asks, “Mom, why do you cut off each end of the meatloaf b...
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Honest
September 06, 2019
One thing I love to do at this time of year is to come up with my meal plan. So, the other day I pulled out a document I had created in 2016. The “HONEST” meal plan. Seve...
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Open
August 30, 2019
There is a huge part of me that would love to be jumping back into the blog circuit in a blaze of glory, but I’m running out of steam people. These twerps are running me...
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Blog Shot Three
August 23, 2019
We’re approaching transition season again—maybe it’s a good time to reread: Transition
New blog posts will be rolling your way this fall, please stay tuned.
If you do...
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Blog Shot Two
August 16, 2019
Need some light reading this morning? Click on this little reminder from the archives: Dashboard Lights
Fresh bright light blog posts coming your way this fall, please s...
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Blog Shot One
August 09, 2019
If you need a little blog shot, this one is popular with the readers: Crazy Stupid
Fresh new crazy blog posts coming your way this fall, please stay tuned.
If you don...
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Mama Restoration Time
August 02, 2019
There's always that period leading up to summer when I think, This summer will be different, but then August rolls around and I think, Next summer, NEXT summer I'll crack...
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