Happy Mother's Day! Explore your home and see if you can find these items. 1.       Dishes in your child’s room 2.      A piece of kids...

I have had my 2011 Honda Pilot for 9 years.  We bought it as a present for Charlie before he was born.  It had been chugging along and...

Two days ago, Cora came home with an orange clip down.  Clip down is a system that the school uses to keep track of behavior.  Everyone...

There are a lot of things I would like to accomplish.  These things have changed over the years.  When I started my goal book in 2012, my...

The last time I posted was in JULY!!!  I cannot believe that the year has gone so fast.  I thought I would have more free time now that...

I have been on a 2 ½ year journey to become a CFP® practitioner (Certified Financial Planner).  I started in March 2022 with my 7...

So, I'm not the World's Greatest Mom...I am more like the World's Okayest Mom. Below are some reasons why I am just okay: Cora fell off...

Well Happy 2024!  It has been forever since I have written.  I have been studying for my CFP exam and that has been all encompassing.  I...

How much is too much? My kids had a very good Christmas. Santa was able to bring them scads of presents while we were at Great Wolf...

Lack of success. The action or state of not functioning. Failure. I am a failure, at a lot of things, but yesterday I was able to fail...

The other day I was in our small bathroom when I noticed the trim looked funny. It was all bubbled up like maybe there was water damage....

Weird Weight Loss Ideas 1. Smell bananas and apples – To tempt yourself 2. Eat off blue plates and they will suppress your...

The garage door wouldn’t open. We use the garage door to get in and out of the house. I could tell it was going to be a terrible,...

In my life of simplifying this year, I have started organizing areas to shed clutter and make areas more efficient. Below are some...

Worst Moms in History In no particular order… 1. Susan Smith – Drove her car into a lake with her 2 children inside and claimed a...

I am not me. This happens sometimes. My mental health ebbs and flows and can manifest in different ways. Usually, I have panic attacks...

Ahhhh! Where did February go!! This year is flying by! I had some fun blog ideas for February, but I have had so much going on I didn't...

It has been four months since my last post, and I missed this more than I could imagine. It isn’t that I have a lack of anecdotes or...

There are a lot of things that you are not prepared for as a parent. This is one of those things. On Thursday, I picked the kids up...

Today Charlie started Kindergarten. He is attending Holy Name. He has been excited for weeks. We have been shopping for supplies, a...