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Comparison is the killer of joy, taking a cue from Bruce Jenner.
It’s so hard to not compare. Looks, weight, parenting, clothing, salaries, cars, intimate relationships, engagement rings, after school activities, winning goals. A society all striving to be better...
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Crow Pose
When I was first faced with this pose I was scared sh**less. Thinking I would fall on my face and that my arms weren’t strong enough I hesitated with even trying. Now, I’m obsessed and this pose one of...
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Finding Friends in Taco Dip
I hear, read and even say a lot of excuses when it comes to making friends as a mom. But what if the excuses weren’t even needed? What if we were just blind to the friends that are right in front of us...
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Books you should be reading to your kids RIGHT NOW, no matter their age.
I’m a book-nerd. Big surprise. I’m raising my kids to be book-nerds too. While in the womb and from the second they entered the outside world, I’ve been reading to my little minions. It’s a way that I...
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Hurdlers Pose – Mommy’s Yoga Challenge
Since I am coo-coo and like Crow Pose it’s no surprise that Hurdlers Pose is the next stop on the Mommy’s Yoga Challenge. Hurdlers also relies on arm strength, open hips and utilizing your core...
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Beautiful View, all about the (5-year-old) eye of the beholder.
As a mommy I am usually walking around with busy life blinders on, which sometimes causes me to miss the beauty in daily life. this fact is exactly why I planned on taking full advantage of the Enjoy...
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Daddy’s Girl, what does that even mean?
Daddy’s girl, what does that even mean? According to Urban Dictionary the top definition is as follows: Any female (teen or grown up woman) who’s close to her father. She’s typically spoiled and...
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Living with Flavor.
To be honest, I am at a point where I’m not a fan of cooking. Though an avid Food Network watcher and fan, my days of slaving all day chopping, boiling and scooping have been cataloged away somewhere...
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It’s time for The Funny in Mommy to take a break …
When the school year ended and our calendar began to fill up I had a hunch that summer might be a little busy, a little crazy and a little fun. It turns out that I was more than right. Not only has...
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Why’d You Do It?
Why’d you move into a smaller home? Let me tell you why. Over the last 10 years our living space has varied. We’ve lived in shared spaces. We’ve lived in different cities. We’ve lived in different...
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Using Pinterest Doesn’t Make You a Mom!
It may have been that it was 10:30 at night. It may have been it was a long full Sunday. It may have been that football had been on for 9 hours straight. Whatever it may have been I jumped down my...
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Women: Frantic Hamsters
Frantic hamsters. As I talk to more women it seems that we all begin to follow this path of check marks and lists. A list for yourself, a list for your marriage, a list for your children, a list for...
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More of.
Grateful for Braxton’s sensitive heart and creative mind. Thankful for Travis’s strong love for his mommy and long-winded storytelling. Filled with gratitude for Hailey’s ability to forgive and...
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Dear Santa, what I need. What I want.
A makeover is what I need. A makeover is what I want. Pluck stray hairs and rid my skin of dull dry skin, polish and soften from the top of head to the tips of my toes. A makeover is what I need. A...
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All I want for Christmas are two electronic keys.
A month ago I left my home and usual schedule for 24 hours with three dear mommy friends. We began our adventure over lunch in an adult restaurant. No kid’s menu in view. The lunch was the start to a...
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A Back Burner Babe.
“Look at her, she is one smoking hot Back Burner Babe.” I’m pretty sure no one has said, “Wow she looked really sexy with her unwashed hair, no makeup and a worn-out cotton from head to toe fashion...
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Bi-Polar Express
Confession: While Travis had the stomach bug, Polar Express was played on repeat for 7 hours. I’ve never hated the sound of Tom Hanks voice so much as I did that day. That day has turned into a...
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Self Centered…
With the new year ringing in I sat down with my better half to review the goals we had made just a year before. We had separated the goals into categories of couple, family, Erik and Brooke. Reading...
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Throw a Hug Rather Than a Punch.
Rather than fighting the forces of nature, why not embrace the season of life we are all in. Why not give a great big bear hug to the now we are in rather than throw a punch with what we think we...
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365.
365 days. 24 hours in a day with a minimum of 12 hours in which we are awake. 365 times 12 equals 4380. Roughly 4400 opportunities in which I can embrace the now. 4400 moments to share and love,...
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