Motivation & Goals
Nothing worth doing is easy. The road to your goal may be windy, bumpy, and have rollercoaster-style dips in it, but it is worth traveling. Where do you want to go? Let’s get there together.
Mommy’s Guilty Secret
"Sometimes I tell myself that the reason I keep on some of this extra baby weight is so that I have the energy to chase my kids around all of the time. I also tell myself that in the event of an emergency, I would gladly feed my kids [...]
Its all just too much
I was watching The Nate Show a while back and he had a woman on that said she was super organized. She had everything in bins and on shelves. She had everything labeled. It sounded great to me! Then her husband came out and said "Yeah, ok - but [...]
Manic MOMday
Everyone says it. "Kids grow too fast." What people that don't have kids don't realize is why we say it. It's because when the kids are YOURS you don't get to have the same kind of quality time with them as other people's children because you're busy balancing your [...]
I want to be an ideal mom
Art by Kate (Me) on 7/11/2011 I read it today on MOPS International's Facebook Wall, and it made my whole heart smile. How true is this?! Really. People say to absorb as much as you can, take the time to hang with your kids, etc... It is so true, [...]
Keeping It Real
I am not perfect. Wow. I am glad I got that one out there. I do not have all of my loads of laundry washed. My house isn't perfectly clean, decorated, and tidy. My language can be bad, my hair is often a mess, and most of the time [...]
My Resolutions
Last year when I wrote my resolutions for the year 2010, I had no idea what was going to come my way. I just had arrived in Washington the month before, and had gone through a miscarriage beginning on December 26th. I had no idea what was coming my [...]
Perfect Blog Lady
I received this link from a friend. It connects to a woman's blog that talks about how she compares herself to other bloggers and becomes overwhelmed. Amen sister! I couldn't have said it better than she did!!! It looks longer than it reads. Take the time to read to [...]
Does your stuff stress or secure
I was watching Girl walk around the house dragging four or five toys that she deemed super important to have with her and I got to thinking. I know for her these items (generally speaking a doll named "baby", a matchbox car, a small ball, and 2 rotating randoms) [...]
The Ice Cream Rule
I was looking around online this week and I found an article that put some perspective on preventing clutter in your house. It described the "ice cream rule" as the treatment of all of your belongings as ice cream. You wouldn't ever come home from the food store and [...]
A New Normal
So often when life hands us a big change (new school, new job, moving, pregnancy, babies, deaths... etc) we have trouble adjusting and think "when will my life get back to normal?!" The answer, I am finding, is NEVER. Your life will literally never be the same after these [...]
10 Things Training Dogs Taught ME (Part 2)
This is part two of two. Check last Friday for the first part :). Max Taken by KTB 1 9 2008 6. Everyone needs attention. Ignoring a problem doesn't resolve it. Self explanatory. If someone is important to you, give them your time. [...]
10 Things Training Dogs Taught ME (Part 1)
When I was living in SC, I found an amazing company to work for called Dog Training In Your Home. We went to individual homes to work one-on-one training humans and their canine companions to better communicate and live in a more harmonious manner. While working in this organization [...]