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What Mommy REALLY Wants for Christmas
Dear Husband, Family Members, Santa, Friends, In case you wondering what it is my heart desires… 1. A toddler play yard except I need it to be much bigger and taller. I don’t plan on keeping my kids in it, I plan on keeping my kids out. I will call it “Mommy’s personal space” or […]
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Permission to say NOPE at Christmas Time
I am the santa, the elves, and the magic. I am the delicious smells, the stuffed bellies, and the Christmas spirit. I am the twinkle lights, the clean bathrooms, and the mistletoe hanging in the doorway. I am the stories, the advent calendars, and the reminding what Christmas is really about. I am the greeting […]
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Family Gift Guide from the Couch 2017
I love to shop. I love to go into beautiful stores and touch beautiful things. I have kids now though and it turns out they also like to touch things…all of the things. Each shopping trip starts full of hope that this time will somehow be “different”, but it always ends the same…with someone crying […]
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Dear Mama, You are not a failure…
Dear Mama, You are not a failure. I know you don’t always believe that, but it’s true. We all fail, all of us, but we are not failures. There have been so many moments when I felt done, when I wanted to run outside and scream. So many moments when I knew I said the […]
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8 Truths to Combat Negative Self Talk
I don’t know about you, but sometimes the negative self talk sneaks up on me. It hits my subconscious before my conscious thoughts. It might start with a sigh when I button my pantts I need to eat less, I need to workout more. It might be when I look at the floor covered in dust bunnies […]
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Confessions from a Tired Mom
My ears are tired. Everyone is just always talking, all the time. Do not tell my kids that I said this, but sometimes when they are telling me a story that is never-ending I think about what color I would like to paint the walls and if I should get more throw pillows. I feel […]
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Dear Kids, When I’m tired…
Dear Kids, Sometimes I peek in your door and watch you sleeping. I wonder how I could ever get mad or frustrated at you. Your soft face is squished against your pillow and your favorite stuffed animal is buried under your chin. Today I was irritated that you left your notebooks and crayons all over […]
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Confessions of a “Selfish” Mom
When we got to the beach today children, sand, and food wrappers exploded out of the car as soon as the doors opened, and I laughed to myself. I picked up a rotten tangerine that had rolled under the car and tossed it in the trash. The boys shook the whole vehicle as they wrestled […]
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Dear Firstborn, It’s okay to fail…
Dear Firstborn, It’s okay to fail, and to fail again and again and again. There’s something special about my bond with you. It isn’t better or more important, it’s just different. You were the beginning of my awakening, the step through the portal that is motherhood. Your becoming was my becoming. The day you were […]
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Dear Kids, It’s okay to be mad at me…
Dear Kids, It’s okay to be mad at me. Sometimes we make decisions for you that you don’t agree with or understand. You feel voiceless and frustrated. Sometimes I overreact and I misunderstand. Sometimes you just have a bad day. It’s okay, I have those days too.