Where I Admit I DON’T Have It All Together

I seriously don’t. If you spent one week with me, you would see that so much just slides around and gets bounced back and forth until I finally snap and just deal with it. I never understand why people call me “Supermom”, because I don’t see it.

The laundry is piled up, as are the dishes. ESPECIALLY the dishes, it’s like I can never have a cleaned off counter and an empty sink. One moment I’m wondering when I’ll wash them and put them away, and instead of doing just that, I’m working.

I work a lot. I guess it wasn’t until I started looking at just WHAT it is that I do, and when I do it, that I never realized just how possible it is that I might be addicted to work. Having an iPhone really enables that because I am constantly checking things – email, Facebook, Twitter, news. Sure, some of that is personal and leisurely, but for the most part, it results in some type of work. Continue Reading

Less Electricity, More Money For The Family

How many times were you told to turn off a television or radio when you were a child living in your parents’ house? Now, as the head of a household, there is no doubt you are telling your children to save money and energy by turning off a TV, a radio, a computer, a tablet…Continue Reading

Six Ways Photographs Enrich Our Lives

There are several people jointly credited with different aspects of the invention of photography. Needless to say, the ability to visually freeze moments of our lives in time has captivated most of us since its beginnings and although some still try, you really cannot put a price on it, but you can take a moment toContinue Reading

You Wouldn’t Know It’s My Birthday…

You really would have no idea considering I’ve spent much of the day wiping snotty noses and working from home. It’s just like a typical day. Instead of celebrating with a cake, I’m sharing animal crackers with the youngest while we sit on the back patio. The house is a mess and the dishes haveContinue Reading

Happy 1st Birthday, Little Princess!

  It doesn’t feel like it’s been a year. The left is Miss H as a newborn, and on the right? That’s on the morning of her 1st birthday. Snapped while she cruised along my desk trying to get away so she could explore and keep playing. This time a year ago, we hadn’t yetContinue Reading