Just trying to keep my sanity ;)
Meta Description: Navigate Halloween with five daughters ages 13, 10, 8, 3, and 1. From costume chaos to candy management, discover tips for surviving spooky season with multiple kids. Listen, when people ask me what scares me most about Halloween, they expect me to say ghosts or zombies. But the real horror? Managing Halloween season with …
Let me say that my oldest is a REALLY good kid. I’ve always related very well– maybe even the most– to her. She is SO much like I was as a kid. Same disposition, same interests, same quirks, same drive to make others happy (sometimes to a fault– I’m working with her on this). She’s …
When my daughter was first diagnosed with anxiety at age seven and ADHD at age eight, I felt overwhelmed, and also a little bit guilty. The guilt came from feeling like I was the reason for the anxiety– I’ve always been an anxious person myself, and I felt like I projected that on to her. …
Summer break. Those two words can either fill parents with excitement or absolute dread, and honestly, it’s usually both at the same time. One moment you’re fantasizing about lazy mornings without the school rush, and the next you’re panicking about three months of “I’m bored” echoing through your house. If you’re feeling a mix of …
As a mom of daughters, few things break your heart quite like seeing your child upset over friendship drama. And as most moms with girls can attest, there will be drama. That dreaded moment when she comes home, eyes brimming with tears, recounting how she was excluded at lunch or targeted by whispered comments. The …
Big Decisions Starting a blog as a mom of five has been both the most challenging and rewarding decision I’ve made this year. After 13 years of friends telling me “you should write about this,” I’m finally taking the plunge into the digital world to share my journey. Why Start Now? I guess the better …