Random Parenting Bullets Sprinkled With The Periodic Request For Input
Nikki likes to talk. She talks all the time and often to herself using random collections of information and stories to weave her own conversations, songs, and dramas that keep her entertained on the 15-minute commute to Target. The other night? She started in on “jokes” – which are just random strings of statements that eventually involve any one or all of the following: Poop, butts, pee, or vaginas. I think she called them jokes because we laughed, either... Read More
Making Time, Not Excuses.
I haven’t talked a lot about starting the chain reaction of awesome in my life, lately. While I was thinking about that this morning I noticed: I have a lot of “selp-improvement” type categories listed here. I think that observation says a lot right there, don’t you think? Like, maybe there’s a part of me hoping if I give it a category on my blog it will stick? Anyway…chain reaction of awesome…I’ve not been doing much to nurture... Read More
And So We Begin…
This has been a transition week, I feel. This past week and the weeks to come are just transitioning us to the next bit parts of our lives in several areas. I find this all very overwhelming and stressful and have practically eaten myself into oblivion with the associated anxiety. Hooray for stress-fueled weight gain! Mom got her treatment outline for her cancer. It’s the FOLFOX regimen, for those of you who have had any experience with colorectal cancer. All of that... Read More
Excuses, Excuses.
You know how we all kinda grumble about people in public that we don’t know? Whether we see someone who parents in a way we don’t approve, or drive in a way that annoys us – we don’t freak out or anything – but we probably mumble a little something about them under our breath or in our heads? That person driving you crazy? Is probably me. It occurs to me often, when I examine something I’m doing from outside my own scope, that I probably... Read More
How I Learned To Love Max and Ruby
I went to a baby shower a few weeks ago in Knoxville and there were these Advice sheets we could put little tips on for my friend. I did one that basically said, “Trust your instincts.” We get so wrapped up in what the “experts” say and what the studies show that sometimes we forget to just listen to the voice inside our head that knows our kid and knows our home and knows what is best without worrying about any sort of professional instruction. I wanted... Read More
