Tag: motherhood

10 Minute Meals for When You’re Injured, Over-Scheduled, or Just Plain Tired

big family life, chronic pain, family, food, stay-at-home mom
10 minute meals

Super easy 10 minute meals are all I have time for lately. Have you ever had a phase like that? This week I had to stay off my feet. I had plantar fasciitis in a mild, I-can-handle-this version for 4 months. A little over a week ago, it turned into big, fat roaring don’t-you-dare-take-a-step-on-these-feet plantar fasciitis. It hurt! I did go and see a doctor about it. He gave me some anti-inflammatory medicine, and he told me to stay off […]

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Progress and Problems with My 2020 Goals

stay-at-home mom
progress with this week's goals

2020 has to be about being positive. Maybe our brains just believe whatever it is we tell it. Let’s not tell our brains we “didn’t do a good job,” or “we wish we’d done better.” Instead of focusing on our shortcomings this year, let’s give our brains some building up instead. I’ve been listening to Rachel Hollis on the YouTube, and she’s all about telling yourself good things, which seems like a healthy idea for someone who can be a […]

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Are You an Alone Time Hoarder?

attitude, family, funny stories, stay-at-home mom
Are You an Alone Time Hoarder?

I am definitely an alone-time hoarder. I am always hoarding, saving, and guarding alone time. This isn’t something I became because motherhood is exhausting either. This is simply who I always have been. What do I mean by “alone time hoarder?” An alone time hoarder is a person who jealously guards their alone time. They love and cherish being alone. In fact, they will go to ridiculous lengths to keep being alone. An alone-time hoarder is an awkward name for […]

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The Back to School Bucket List for My New Phase of Life

parenting

Only three weeks of summer are left.
Three measly weeks. I’m ready and excited about this because this enters a new phase of life for me. I’ve never had ALL FOUR kids in school before.

That’s right. The baby is going to kindergarten.

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Despondent Summer Mom Brain

4 kids, big family life

What a terrible attitude, huh? I know. But if I have to break up one more fight, say good-bye to one more broken Willow Tree figurine (They broke 2 today. Okay, really just one of the boys keeps breaking things), or make one more pitcher of Kool-Aid, I’

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Funny Fridays: Taking 6 Kids to an Art Museum & Other Stories

4 kids, big family life, family, funny stories

When we went to D.C. this summer, I insisted we go and visit my favorite painting in the world, which happens to be at the National Gallery of Art on the National Mall. While we were there, we perused the collections, along with our friend Amy and her children. I thought the day was going amazingly well. We took 6 kids through a museum where you are supposed to be quiet, and I felt like we did a heroic job. […]

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Hey, Mom with the Messy House, It’s Okay. Be Thankful

4 kids, attitude, parenting
Your house is the stable, and your kids are the oxen.

Here is a tiny peek into my own messy house: My coffee table is covered in children’s books, a box of Legos, my Bibles, a box of crayons, a sippy cup, and ALL the little Lego men that I swept out from under the couch this morning. There’s also a few preschool crafts and the remote control to the t.v. Then there’s the center piece, all buried in there. It’s supposed to be an ornate pedestal bowl of THREE ornamental […]

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When My Last Baby Turned 4

parenting
when my last baby turned four

This summer my baby, John David, turned FOUR. He was quite pleased with himself. Was I sad that my last baby is not so much a baby anymore? Well, no, not really because I have babied the stew out of him. Basically, he still looks like a baby to me, so it hasn’t hit me yet. It was completely different when my oldest child, 7 years ago, turned 4 years old. I wasn’t the least bit sad. I was ecstatic!! […]

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Mommy Moments Link-Up

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Mommy Moments

It’s no secret that motherhood has its seriousness and frustration as well as its joys. That’s why we are here. Life is much easier when traveled with companions! So mamas, let’s join together in the spirit of motherhood and share our moments together. We want to hear the happy, sad, tough, terrible, hilarious moments that make being a mother the best job in the world! Today I’m partnering with Faith of Life of Faith, as her guest co-host to bring you […]

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