1. The perfect family christmas photo. Listen, we know what you look like. Your kids are adorable. Your family is gorgeous. If forced photography stresses you all out, then just forget it. Take a big, fabulous family selfie of everybody in their flannel pajamas lounging on the couch, and call it a day. 2. The organic, non-GMO, free range, vegan, kale enhanced holiday feast. Grandma’s 50 year old stuffing recipe from a box, a store-bought pumpkin pie, and green beans… Keep Reading
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Moms, It’s Time to Get Your Joy Back This Christmas
It’s started. The lunatic race to the perfect Christmas has begun. The stores are swelling with garland, light strands, and good tidings of joyfully packaged perfume sets. Pinterest looks like a red and green glitter bomb exploded on its cover page, and TV commercials are running their cringe worthy “Give your family this $50K luxury car for Christmas!” ads. Bucket lists like 25 Things to Do to Have a Merry Christmas, 10 Must Take Christmas Photo Ops, 30 Christmas Movies… Keep Reading
Stop Wishing Away the Noise
I love silence. Total quiet. No background white noise, chatter, or random sounds. Just total quiet. God thought it would be the ultimate in ironic noise inducement to put me in a setting saturated with loud commotion- a house full of boys. I hate the clamor, and I wish away the noise on a daily basis. I just need it to be quiet! I need to hear myself think, process, marinate the day! What must that be like? I did… Keep Reading
Surviving the Parenting Roller Coaster Ride
I live on a street mostly occupied by retired couples. They spend their days doing retirement type things; golf, tennis, walking, working out, volunteering, reading, gardening. I watch them go about their golden years, smiling and seemingly enjoying the slow lifestyle and relaxed days. And I just want to ask them one question. I want to walk up to them, grab them by the shoulders, look into their calm faces and at the top of my lungs ask, “HOW… Keep Reading