The experience you have when your teen is on the way to becoming a licensed driver is not one I could’ve ever imagined. Sure, there’s excitement about having another person in the house that can run back to the grocery store when you forgot an item, or drive themselves to and from soccer practices, their…
49 Things I’ve learned in 49 Years
In honor of my upcoming 49th birthday, there… I said it, I decided to list 49 things I’ve figured out, still don’t have a clue about, or am still in the process of learning.
After dropping the F Bomb 14+ times while my daughter made a turn as if the Honda mini-van would corner like it’s on rails!
The Art of Unlearning
In my younger years, I was quite the hostess. In fact, any friends whom have attended one of our festive get togethers would probably say that everything I made was delicious! So this might surprise some of you, but in my family, I am the one that is known as “the terrible cook”. Of course…
5 Great Loves
I guess I would consider myself a feminist- Yes, I’m married, but I still think I’d be okay without a man- I could stand on my own- But I can’t deny the men from my past and present who have made such an impact on my life- The men that have helped shaped me into…
Happy HOlloween!
I don’t care how old you are there’s still a part of you that wants to dress a little slutty when it comes to Halloween. I’ll be honest, I do! Here’s the problem… In my mind I look like Rachel McAdams in Mean Girls but in reality it’s a little more Renée Zellweger in the…
I Had Forgotten
When you have been married for almost 20 years and have experienced raising children, careers, the day-to-day mundane tasks, and all of the other bullshit life dumps on you, not only do you sometimes lose yourself but you lose each other. You get to a point where you don’t really know the person sleeping next…
Natural Consequences
So I’m all about natural consequences- I tell my students, if you don’t study for a test, you may fail. Natural consequence. Going over the speed limit, you may get a ticket. Natural consequence. My children have learned some natural consequences in unpleasant ways. My 16 year old daughter continued to just open our bedroom…
I Had Forgotten
When you have been married for almost 20 years and have experienced raising children, careers, the day-to-day mundane tasks, and all of the other bullshit life dumps on you, not only do you sometimes lose yourself but you lose each other. You get to a point where you don’t really know the person sleeping next…
Natural Consequences
So I’m all about natural consequences- I tell my students, if you don’t study for a test, you may fail. Natural consequence. Going over the speed limit, you may get a ticket. Natural consequence. My children have learned some natural consequences in unpleasant ways. My 16 year old daughter continued to just open our bedroom…