I remember interviewing for various jobs when I was a teenager and whenever they would ask me where I saw myself in 10 years, my answer was always the same. I wanted to be a mom. I probably missed out on a lot of good job opportunities because of that answer (my long term goal was to get pregnant, not upper management) but it was just something I knew. I'd been planning my family since I was 15. I wanted 3 boys and 1 girl; I even had their names picked out. Until I got older and realized my life ... Read More
Jones Boys Lately
Trenton: He smells like pepper. Literal pepper, people. Those lovely teenage hormones have kicked in and even though he showers once a day, he still smells. I even bought him a (whole lotta) body spray and put a Bath & Body Works plugin in every one of my outlets. I know this phase will pass...but then I have 2 other boys and their hormones to deal with. Pretty soon I'll be skipping the plugin and just sprinkling the oil directly on them. The Ice Cream Man is making a killing off our ... Read More
Be Kind
This has been weighing heavy on my heart as of late. If my kids only learn one thing from me, I hope it's kindness. (Because it sure isn't gonna be athleticism or music.) I think this world could be a much better place if people were kind to one another. And not just random acts of kindness, but meaningful, intentional and genuine acts of kindness. I work in customer service and I know, I know, how difficult it is to be kind when someone is yelling at you. Or cussing your out. Or telling you ... Read More
Stress
image via etsy This week is kicking my ass. It's been so stressful that I had to use ass, rather than booty. It's been that bad. Work is going crazy and I haven't been able to work out and I feel like the kids' activities are slowly taking over our lives. I know that this is just the next stage in parenthood, where we play taxi cab and juggle our jobs and all while trying to eat dinner before 10pm, but right now it sucks. And I'm exhausted. Both physically and mentally. I find myself zoning ... Read More
25 Days of Christmas Movies
We are scaling waaaaaaay back this Christmas in terms of our time. We've always volunteered at church during the months of November and December, but this year we had a Family Meeting and decided it was time to take a year off. Now that we have all this extra time, we are packing in everything Christmas we possibly can. The kids came up with this idea to do 25 Days of Christmas Movies. ABC Family plays Christmas movies every night, but we decided to skip the commercials and start our own DVD ... Read More