Category: Single Motherhood
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What are we gonna wear?
Oh my goodness. When was the last time you asked a friend that? Or planned an outfit together? The closest I’ve come in recent years is the awkward question “what’s appropriate to wear” to a work function or some other event that I’d rather avoid altogether. How fun would it be if the biggest concern…
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That Show-Stopping Vomit-Inducing Anxiety
Where does this come from? This morning, it completely consumed me in the shower. For some reason, it feels a million times more crushing as a parent, and maybe more so as a single parent. Not only am I trying to navigate the anxiety, I’m trying to stay strong because my kids are counting on…
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iowa vacations and the safety of flight: conversations from the car
On the way home from the dentist office this morning, I absent-mindedly shared with the kids that I needed a vacation. It has been awhile since we’ve taken a vacation, besides the long weekend in Oklahoma City earlier this summer. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, we were pretty avid travelers prior to COVID. This…
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the power of positive messaging
I’ve been so overwhelmed lately and school and all of our fall activities don’t even start for another week. I’m already anxious about the anxiety of my day starting at 6 am and not ending until 8 pm between work, my side gigs, school drop-offs and pick-ups, soccer, dance and baseball. I’ve put over 12,000…
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the changes are coming
The other day I was walking past Noah’s bedroom and I heard a grown man on the other side of the door. A bit shocked and curious, I opened the door. “Who are you playing with??” He gestured towards the monitor and was equally confused by my shock. “It’s Joe, momma.” (Not his real name…
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spa day love overwhelm
My child worked so hard this evening to get my attention in order to give me a “hand spa day.” It was so sweet. I kept putting her off in an attempt to complete the never ending list of things that I needed to get done. First it was stopping by the pharmacy to pick…
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road trippin’ = peace
We love to travel. When COVID hit, our visas were canceled 6 days before we were scheduled to leave for India. I have to admit, the kids were not jazzed for this one – the prospect of spending 15 hours in the air on one leg was a bit terrifying for them. I’ve spent months…
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get your s#*t organized, and don’t forget to enjoy the present
I hired a personal organizer a couple of months ago. I had always been led to believe that this was a luxury for the rich and famous and I needed to figure out how to clean up for myself. It’s not. Organizers are pretty reasonable. It’s definitely not for the faint of heart though. The…
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Things Our Family Loves to Do Together
When you think about it, it is often the small things or seemingly mundane activities that bring us the most joy. Our little family is no different. I’ve compiled a list of things that we like to do together. The first seven are things we loved to do in 2015, when I first drafted this…
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getting older
It’s a lot scarier than I ever thought it would be to get older. I can’t see small print without glasses anymore, and my mind is definitely not as sharp as it used to be. I don’t remember names of songs or bands I’ve listened to for decades. I often wonder how these old men…
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