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Getting a Laptop in the Age of Corona

My laptop was possessed. Technically it probably still is, but I, dear reader, am writing this on a new laptop. My old one would randomly have the screen get smaller and smaller while I was typing. I would then zoom back in so that I could read what was on the screen, and then itContinue reading “Getting a Laptop in the Age of Corona”

What is Self Care?

As moms we are preached to that we need to take care of ourselves. “You need to practice self care” comes at us from all directions. After I had my second child, at my follow up appointment the doctor told Robert that when he got home from work Robert should take the baby and letContinue reading “What is Self Care?”

Running Around Again

Two months ago my schedule completely cleared. Dentist and doctor appointments were canceled. Kids activities – canceled, sports – canceled, church – canceled, Zumba – canceled. Work consisted of about an hour and a half a day instead of all day. I got to spend a lot of time at home with my kids andContinue reading “Running Around Again”

If You Give Your Wife a Paintbrush

If you give your wife a paintbrush she’s going to want some paint to go with it. At the paint store she will grab paint, tape, and spackling to get the wall ready for some new color. When she gets home she will look around the living room and think about how to rearrange it.Continue reading “If You Give Your Wife a Paintbrush”

Anxiety During a Pandamic

Right now in this very moment I am struggling. I’ve struggled off and on with anxiety since I was in high school and I’ve got all kinds of coping mechanisms and I know logically I will be better tomorrow, but I’m this moment I am struggling. Most of my anxiety stems from needing to feelContinue reading “Anxiety During a Pandamic”

Planning Out The Days, Weeks, and Months

Day planners, calendars, bullet journals, what do they all have in common? They all can either help you out or frustrate you to no end. Have you ever forgotten something because you didn’t write it down? Or you wrote it down, but it was somewhere you never look so it totally slipped your mind. Yep,Continue reading “Planning Out The Days, Weeks, and Months”

Chores, chores, chores

I think one of the hardest parts of parenting is chores. We want our kids to do them so that they learn to help clean the house. We also want to teach them responsibility and we don’t want them to be lazy room mates and spouses when the finally leave our nest. Yet a lotContinue reading “Chores, chores, chores”

Doors, Locks, and Sieges

Let me tell you a story about how I came to really hate locks on the doors inside my house. It all started with the door to my big girl’s room. We played musical rooms moved the older girls into my craft room and left the current doorknob on there. I had put an outsideContinue reading “Doors, Locks, and Sieges”

Why Blog?

I love writing. I loved writing in high school and college. I used to have a family blog way back when Blogspot was huge. Then I had more kids, life got busier, I began spending more time on other social medias and I kind of forgot about my blog. Recently I’ve been looking for creativeContinue reading “Why Blog?”

Overwhelmed

What do you do when you are overwhelmed? Like when seemingly big things change in your life and you have to figure out what to do now? Or maybe just a bunch of small things change, but all of those combined shift things just enough that your brain doesn’t want to function, doesn’t want toContinue reading “Overwhelmed”