Heroine. Not Heroin. When last we peeked in on this journey, the heroine waited impatiently next to boxes of pencils, ill-tempered papers, and a messy planner, breathlessly anticipating further instruction. She had been promised rescue from a life of despair and frustration, rerouting her trajectory toward household paradise. Note: It might be time to cut back on the romance novels….
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Call Your Mother. For Real. She Misses You. Is all your paperwork sorted? Are you ready for the next step? I know, I sound like your mother, checking to make sure you took out the trash like you were told. Sorry. Seriously, though, did you take out the trash? We had onions for dinner, and it stinks. If you’re just…
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We’re really moving along in our series (Managing the Day-to-Day) on refining the way you manage your household. And by refining, I mean figuring out a way to manage it at all in the first place. If you haven’t read the previous posts in this series, I’ve linked them all at the bottom. Basically, up to this point we’ve: Gathered…
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When Preschool Teachers Hate You Welcome back to my series (Managing the Day-to-Day) on getting it together and rocking the mom stuff. If you haven’t read Setting Yourself Up For Success (Managing the Day-To-Day Series: Post 2), I suggest going there now. Because unicorns are real. Also When Mental Notes Make You Mental: How to Keep Ideas from Disappearing Into…
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Take a Drink Every Time I Use the Word “Box” In This Post* Boys and girls frolicked across the shiny new box. Under the hinged lid, the assurance of fresh beginnings beckoned. From inside wafted the aroma of freshly shaved pencils, Crayola-scented-wax, and (the always delectable) Elmer’s school paste. This year would be different. This year, I would keep everything…
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