• Personal

    Dealing with Separation Anxiety

    How am I doing with Jeremy being gone? Am I surviving? YES, we are halfway there… it’s been two weeks since we dropped him off at the airport, and two weeks until the…

  • Adventures,  Kids,  Party

    Potty Training Spider-Man

    It was the middle of quarantine, no more diapers at home or in stores… Perfect time to rip the potty training band-aid? Or perfect storm for potty training failure… Our last potty party…

  • Personal

    Running Away

    “Why do I want to escape?” I asked. Google gave me some helpful links for depression and coping with the urge to run away. I haven’t been sleeping well, and apparently taking care…

  • Adventures,  Personal

    7 Changes Since Coronavirus

    The Coronavirus outbreak has affected everyone around the world. My husband said that even though there is chaos and uncertainty, it feels like everyone has been forced to slow down and do a…

  • Personal

    Deep Cleans Are A Girl’s Best Friend

    On discouragingly dirty late nights like these, I often go to the Facebook page of a local cleaning service and fantasize about hiring a responsible teenager to make my household dirt disappear. I…

  • Kids,  Party

    Batman Potty Party!

    We’ve had a potty for 2 years hoping our now 4-year-old son would just use it one day when he was ready, but he was showing signs of readiness so I needed to…