Running Running has never been a favorite of mine. Even though I was on the track team in middle school, I did the long jump and the hurdles. When I would go to the gym in college, it was always the stair stepper or the elliptical. Running was just not my thing. Now, it seems like I can't get away from running...both literally and figuratively. The Striders My oldest, … [Read more...]
December 2016 Goals, with a November Rewind
December 2016 No. I am in no way ready for it to be December 2016. It seems like we were just setting up our Christmas trees (yes, I said trees!) for Christmas 2015. Where has the last year went? They just keep going by faster and faster. But, there's no way to stop, or even slow down time. So, it's on to setting some goals for December 2016. First, here's a look back … [Read more...]
No Yelling Challenge: Changing Bad Behavior
Yelling Before I became a parent, I was a relatively calm person. Sure, I had my moments, but I've never yelled so much in my life until having children. Now, if I can make it through the day...heck, if I can make it through a couple of hours without yelling, it's a miracle. If you've read this blog before, you know I've wrestled with Mom Guilt over the yelling. I try so … [Read more...]
Progress and Moving Forward
Progress Little by little, I've been making some progress this week. I've been feeling a little overwhelmed and emotional lately, as you can tell by some of my posts. Thank you so much to everyone who read and commented on Reasons I feel like a Bad Mom, Preschool Problems and Hard to be a Blogger. I felt a lot of love and support, and I also got a lot of great advice. So, I … [Read more...]
Reasons I feel like a bad mom
Bad Mom Bad mom, terrible mother, worst mama in the world. Just a few titles I feel that could describe me today. This isn't exactly a new feeling, but lately I've been feeling like more of a bad mom than usual. Maybe it's the weather (it's been freezing with no sunshine,) maybe it's my lack of sleep (just not getting good sleep lately,) or maybe it's just a combination of … [Read more...]
