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Cultivating Chaos

One mom's attempt to embrace, enjoy, and tame 4 whirlwinds

The Best Time of the Year

I LOVE the start of school. I mean I may like it even more than I like Christmas… which as a former professional gift wrapper is a lot. I loved the start of school as a kid and I love it even MORE as a parent. The start of school is the beginning of something… Read More The Best Time of the Year

September 4, 2017 AshleyLeave a comment

Who You Gonna Call?

I listened to a great episode of This American Life today. Side note: If you don’t already listen to This American Life, start today.   And back to reality. So I listened to an episode of This American Life about the people we call first- the people we call when things are awesome, and the people… Read More Who You Gonna Call?

August 31, 2017August 30, 2017 AshleyLeave a comment

…and we’re back!

This is our first week back to school, or as I like to call it- the beginning of reality. Those last two weeks of summer were rough. The kids were sick of each other, me, and every activity I had planned. They fought constantly with each other and with their friends. By the time open… Read More …and we’re back!

August 29, 2017August 29, 2017 AshleyLeave a comment

Alrighty…

We were eating lunch and my mom asked why AsthmaMan’s pants were wet. Actually scratch that, she tried to nicely tell me that he peed his pants. I assured her that he was fully potty trained and didn’t pee his pants. My parents are watching the kids all week, I don’t want to scare them… Read More Alrighty…

August 6, 2017August 15, 2017 AshleyLeave a comment

Road Construction is Amazing Said NO Mom Ever

Last night I was stuck in traffic… for hours. Literally hours. In the space of an hour, I moved less than 2 miles. At some point I gave up and put the car in park. Hours.

August 4, 2017August 15, 2017 AshleyLeave a comment

Some Exclusions May Apply: Finding Friends as an Adult

Assume that breathing oxygen is more than enough to be the basis of a long and amazing friendship. … Read More Some Exclusions May Apply: Finding Friends as an Adult

July 31, 2017August 1, 2017 AshleyLeave a comment

Lessons Learned From Dodgeball

Do you remember dodgeball from elementary school? Nothing good can come from dodgeball. … Read More Lessons Learned From Dodgeball

July 31, 2017July 31, 2017 AshleyLeave a comment

Nice Words PLEASE!

I am positive that there will be days I look in the mirror and cringe, but I am going to try and make those days less frequent.… Read More Nice Words PLEASE!

July 30, 2017July 30, 2017 Ashley3 Comments

Sleep Makes Me Anxious

We all have those little “mom” things that we obsess over and keep us up at night. Sleep is mine. I know it sounds funny. When Harry Potter was born he didn’t sleep. He just never got tired. He would fight sleep at all costs.

July 29, 2017July 30, 2017 AshleyLeave a comment

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