Harry Potter was with me as I got ready for church this morning. For some reason church makes me super self conscious, every week I go into my closet and draw the conclusion that all my clothes are ugly. I know it makes no sense, no one cares, no one notices, logically I understand this,… Read More “Does this dress make me look chubby?”
Since there is no school tomorrow I thought this was the perfect opportunity to introduce my kids to “spooks in the dark”, the terrifying and amazing game from my childhood. When I suggested this to Mr. Spreadsheets he looked at me like I was crazy.
I have a really hard time sitting down and watching TV. Actually I have a really hard time sitting down. I like every activity to have an end goal or accomplishment- writing on this blog has become my latest leisure activity because no matter how poorly written, in the end I have something to show… Read More Television as Radio
I think I could handle dinner better if it was an every other day sort of thing. Like if we ate on Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday, and on the other days I just handed them a granola bar.… Read More How can I “win” at dinner?
Mom friends are your fellow battleworn warriors ready to lift you up, cheer you on, and drag you to safety when necessary. … Read More Must Haves in a Good “Mom” Friend
I am a terrible decision maker. Mr. Spreadsheets will tell you, I am the worst. I make the decision like 40 times. I always second guess my decision, I ask everyone, I research it, and I stress about it to no end. And they’re often just stupid decisions like, what type of bread should we… Read More Best Decision
My oldest child goes to a charter school that gives out grades to kindergartners (which is idiotic). He comes home from school with graded spelling tests! They don’t have happy faces or gold stars, they have percentages. I kinda thought kindergarten was the place where you acclimate to school and learn to use glitter and… Read More How High Should the Bar Be?
I want to say that parenting brings out my creative side because I’m one of those awesome parents that lets their kids paint at home… nope that is why my kids go to preschool (thank you awesome teachers!). Discipline brings out my creative side. Traditional punishments don’t work at our house, threats of punishment don’t… Read More Parenting Brings Out My Creative Side
First off, the answer to that question is clearly a big fat no. I can’t control my children. It’s not that I haven’t tried, it’s just that there are some situations where I really fail miserably.
Cultivating Chaos 