The State of Grace
With it being the day after Christmas, this exhausted mom curled up with a YA novel The State of Grace by Rachael Lucas. (I may have...
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Homemade Meatballs
I disappointed my kids on Friday. I thought there was an activity for them to go to at the gym, but it's next weekend. So, I asked my...
3, 2, 1 Breakfast
I am #exhausted. It's been a long 6 months. Today was #iceskatinglessons and a #familyChristmas. I was going to stand on my bench, the...
Human Rights Day
December 10 is annual celebration of human rights across the world. It began by the United Nations in 1948, shortly after World War II. I...
The Migrant Caravan
I am so grateful for the students that I work with every Monday and Wednesday morning. They are sharp. They are dedicated. But mostly,...
Choosing the Right Topic
I am always thinking about writing (whether or not I even have an audience reading my posts). It doesn't really matter to me if you are...
Baby Powder Snow
January 6, 2013 was baby powder snowpocalypse at our house. My thirty-first birthday present was being left home alone with a 2 and a...
Self-Compassion
My expectations of myself are high. I want to be an author of a fictional series that people actually want to read. I want to have a...
Chewy Chocolate Cookies
We've all be there. We want to do our own thing, but our children are acting amazing and they asked to spend time with you. Yes, someday...
Women Don't Fall, Vote!
Women, it is up to us. It is up to us to make our voices heard and it is up to us to exercise our right to vote. I know that you are...
NaNoWriMo
If you love my blog posts, I just want to let you know that I will try to post at least once per week during the month of November. I'm...
Holy Evening AKA Halloween
For those of you that have never wondered where Halloween originated or why we celebrate it, you're not alone. I really hadn't...
It's a Pedicure by Tori
When you're not a diva, but have an 8 year old who is, you find a way to bond over painting toe nails - while watching Power Rangers....
Carrot Hot Dogs
We have a friend that was a vegetarian. He's no longer as strict with himself because he is controlling the health issues he was having...
Grease Elimination
Some houses lend themselves to being more suited for a woman; while other houses lend themselves to being more suited for a man. Our old...
Caturday
Our kitten is almost three months old. She's gray with black stripes and she is the sweetest, most tolerant kitten that I have ever seen....
National Pumpkin Day
It's #nationalpumpkinday. Quite fitting for an October day where the temperature was sweatshirt weather nice and the kids had Harvest...
To Be or Not To Be?
To be or not to be organized? That is a question that I battle with all the time. When we moved in, I nearly cried because the kitchen...
Cobwebs, a Trap Door, and Remains
We have a house to sell. You can see it on Zillow. It was our first house. It's been through two renters, one of which stayed for just...
ABC, 123
I don't know about you, but when I went to kindergarten it was for half the day. I vaguely remember recess, music in the classroom,...
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