If anyone says motherhood was easy, they are either referring to their pet hamsters or they are heavily medicated. I’ll admit, I used to beat myself up over not getting things done perfectly. After I got over that, I would occasionally beat myself up over not getting things done at all. Over the past (almost) [...]
As a homeschooling parent, I’m always on the lookout for ways to “school” everywhere (and still having fun in the process). Recently, a fellow homeschooling friend of mine had what I thought was a brilliant idea (thanks Janna!) They had taken their kids to see the movie “Night at the Museum 2″, and she suggested [...]
It was one of those days in our world of homeschooling. Frequent eye rolls, complaining and bickering throughout our morning lessons. I really did my best to be patient. I tried to keep my voice calm – despite having to sometimes raise it above their elevated voices. Somehow amidst the “Why do I have to!?”, [...]
I am blessed to have a husband who helps. Laundry, housecleaning, dishes, changing dirty diapers – you name it, and he’ll do it. You would think I’d be shouting his praises from the rooftops. Actually, these days I do. Unfortunately, it took me a long time to get to that point. My critical nature [...]
I’m not sure why, but keeping a clean house has been a slight obsession of mine for a while. Maybe it’s because, as a homeschooling family and being here during the day, I notice the clutter more. Or, it could be my slightly OCD tendencies kicking in. I found myself in a perpetual state of [...]
The first official signing of The Mommy Interviews took place over the Labor Day weekend. I was at the Waldenbooks at the Shelter Cove Mall in Hilton Head, SC. Despite the fact that few people were taking advantage of Labor Day sales at the mall that day, I sold 11 books! Plus, I got to [...]
